Ukraine and the U.S. are at odds over Starshield. Here's what to know

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he believes the U.S. government is behind his military's loss of normal access to the key satellite communications service used by the Ukrainian military.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5101x3401+0+0/resize/5101x3401!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff5%2F9f%2F6ee4e955401a8491a881a8f28365%2Fap26289442815625.jpg' alt='Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a media conference at the EU summit in Brussels, Friday, Oct. 16, 2026.'/><p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he believes the U.S. government is behind his military's loss of normal access to the key satellite communications service used by the Ukrainian military.</p><p>(Image credit: Geert Vanden Wijngaert)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6007382' />