The American side is reportedly threatening an "inevitable shutdown" of the service if an agreement on U.S. participation in the development of mineral resources is not reached.
Three sources informed the agency that this issue was raised during the meetings between the negotiation teams of Ukraine and the U.S., as well as during a conversation between U.S. Special Envoy Keith Kellogg and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv.
The loss of Starlink would be a significant blow to Ukraine's defense, according to the sources interviewed by journalists. The Ukrainian Embassy in Washington, the White House, and the U.S. Department of Defense did not comment on this matter to Reuters.