Zelenskyy Presses U.S. on Starshield Access as Trump-Ukraine Rift Widens
Photo: The New York TimesUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pressed the United States on Sunday for more information about possible restrictions on Starshield, the U.S.-provided satellite internet service used by Ukraine's military. He has said he believes the U.S. government is behind his military's loss of normal access to it. He also warned that Trump risks a historic mistake if he backs Russia. The dispute comes as the rift between Trump and Zelenskyy widens over Russian sanctions, Ukraine's strikes on Russian oil infrastructure and Starshield. Trump has condemned the oil strikes, blaming them for driving up global diesel prices.
Right-leaning outlets tracked by Crosswire had not reported this story at the time of writing, while left-leaning and alternative/independent outlets had. Straight Arrow News, the alternative source, frames it as a broadening Trump-Zelenskyy rift and highlights Trump's criticism of the oil strikes and diesel prices. Left-leaning outlets center on Starshield and Zelenskyy's statements: NPR stresses his belief that the U.S. is behind the lost access, while The New York Times stresses his request for information and his warning to Trump.
How the sides differ Alternative sources stress Trump's criticism of Ukrainian oil strikes and sanctions; left sources focus on Starshield and Zelenskyy's statements; right sources have not covered it.
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- The New York TimesZelensky Says Trump Risks ‘Historic Mistake’ If He Backs Russia
NPR leads with Zelenskyy's belief that the U.S. government is behind Ukraine's lost Starshield access. The New York Times leads with his request for information on possible restrictions and his warning to Trump.
Straight Arrow News leads with Trump's condemnation of Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil infrastructure, which he blames for higher diesel prices, and presents Starshield as one part of a widening rift.
Not covering this story. None of the right-leaning outlets Crosswire tracks has reported it yet. What one side leaves out can be as telling as what the others report.