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Zelenskyy Asks Trump to Help Him Get Elon Musk's OK to Use Starlink to Help with Strikes on Russia

Zelenskyy says expanded Starlink access would make Ukrainian long-range strikes more accurate as Russia's missile and drone attacks continue.

  • On a visit to Washington this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged President Donald Trump to authorize Elon Musk to expand Starlink satellite access for guiding long-range strikes inside Russia.
  • Zelenskyy seeks this expanded access to improve the accuracy of longer-range systems, aiming to strike "exactly on target" rather than "in the general area," as current restrictions limit satellite use to Ukrainian territory.
  • Senators, including Republican Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota, confirmed Zelenskyy reiterated these requests during his visit, citing consistency with earlier talks at the NATO summit in Turkey two weeks ago.
  • During a Friday Cabinet gathering at Camp David, Trump appeared to step back from a previously discussed commitment to grant Ukraine a Patriot production license, stating "it's a hard thing to give away that kind of technology."
  • Intelligence reports suggest Russia is developing anti-satellite weapons to target Starlink, while Zelenskyy continues framing Ukraine's war as essential to countering Iranian-backed threats to U.S. bases in the Middle East.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who would like to use the Starlink network to optimize the attacks of his military drones against Russia, relies on US President Donald Trump to play the game.Source link: https://www.slate.fr/world/volodymyr-zelensky-donald-trump-war-ukraine-drone-starlink-usa-elon-musk-conflict-technologies Author: Thomas Messias Publish date : 2026-08-01 04:55:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked So…

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought support for expanding the use of the Starlink network by Ukrainian drones to strike targets deep inside Russia during a closed-door meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, The Atlantic reported, citing U.S. and Ukrainian officials familiar with the talks. But that would require the U.S. president to reach out to Tesla CEO Elon Musk. That would allow Kiev to more effectively destroy Russ…

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Seung-wook = Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy could use Elon Musk's satellite internet 'Starlink' to attack mainland Russia...

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Le Grand Continent broke the news on Thursday, July 30, 2026.
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