{
  "id": 15757867,
  "title": "Rubio thinks Starlink is fixed. Kyiv says it still cuts out above 161 km/h",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/rubio-thinks-starlink-is-fixed-kyiv-says-it-still-cuts-out-above-161",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T14:27:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euromaidan Press",
    "slug": "euromaidan-press",
    "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/20/rubio-thinks-starlink-is-fixed-kyiv-says-it-still-cuts-out-above-161-km-h/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on October 20th about various issues, including the Starlink service. Zelenskyy expressed appreciation for Rubio's willingness to assist and stated they would discuss these matters again soon. On October 19th, Zelenskyy confirmed to US senators that the Starlink and Starshield services were facing delays, highlighting the potential impact on Ukraine's defense capabilities. This comes amid escalating tensions, as the US has requests Ukraine halt its strikes on Russian oil refineries, which Trump has linked to fuel price increases in the United States.\n\nUkrainian interceptor drones rely on Starlink to track and engage Russian Shahed drones, but the service appears to be malfunctioning at speeds that should allow the drones to intercept their targets. Rubio denied that the slowdown was intentional, stating there had been no orders from the US government and that he believed the issue had been resolved. Despite this, Zelenskyy clarified that Starlink experiences outages above 161 km/h, and both Starlink and Starshield services are reportedly limited. The White House has denied any involvement in the service slowdown, while Rubio has called such allegations \"categorically false.\"",
  "summary": "The two sides do not agree even on which service was capped.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}