# Trump denies White House role in restricting Kyiv’s Starshield access

https://mins.news/en/item/103567

- TASS, 2026-10-16 18:24 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2203321

> US President Donald Trump said the White House was not involved in restricting the Ukrainian military’s access to Starshield satellite communications. He said he did not know whether anyone had ordered the restriction and believed the service was operating as usual. Reuters had reported the previous day, citing sources, that the order came from the White House.

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