Rubio confirms Ukraine lacks Starshield access for deep strikes into Russia

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that Ukraine currently lacks access to the American military satellite communication system Starshield, which Kyiv has requested for conducting long-range strikes on Russian territory. He stated the issue of granting access is currently under discussion. Rubio said Ukrainians have requested Starshield access to enable deep strikes into Russia, but they do not have it at this time. He also denied White House involvement in recent Starlink service restrictions in Ukraine that disrupted several defense missions, calling such reports categorically false. The Starlink disruptions occurred on October 14, affecting military packages and forcing the cancellation of Ukrainian operations. President Trump has denied ordering the restrictions and said Elon Musk was not involved, though some Western media reported Musk proposed the speed limits to Trump.