{
  "id": 15448229,
  "title": "Zelenskyy thanks Trump for resumed intelligence sharing after US Starlink ‘message’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/zelenskyy-thanks-trump-for-resumed-intelligence-sharing-after-us",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T16:37:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/18/killed-injured-russia-ukraine-strikes-power-infrastructure"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed gratitude to the US administration for resuming intelligence sharing after a period of throttling from Washington, particularly in regards to Russian ballistic missile strikes. On NBC's Meet the Press, Zelenskyy stated that the intelligence was \"blocked for some period of time\" and only \"debloked by the American side\". He also held SpaceX, operated by Elon Musk, responsible for reducing Starlink terminal speeds in Ukraine, which hampered drone and air defense operations. Zelenskyy criticized Trump's decisions, stating they were \"all mistakes\" and would not help either the US or Ukraine. The US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, dismissed Zelenskyy's accusation, saying Trump and his team had \"categorically said\" no one in the administration was responsible for the throttling. Meanwhile, Russia claimed to have downed 1,015 Ukrainian drones overnight, and tensions between Kyiv and Washington have deepened as both sides accuse each other of reckless actions during the ongoing conflict.",
  "summary": "Two people killed and at least 17 injured as Russia and Ukraine continue to trade strikes on power infrastructure Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday thanked the Trump administration for resuming intelligence sharing between the two countries, but maintained the US had intentionally throttled its Starlink satellite internet access so that Donald Trump could send a “message” in his ongoing feud with the…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Euromaidan Press",
        "title": "Ballistic missile warnings are back, but the Starlink cap stays, Zelenskyy says: Ukraine’s two US lifelines, one restored",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/ballistic-missile-warnings-are-back-but-the-starlink-cap-stays",
        "published": "2026-10-18T16:28:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}