# Vance: Ukraine’s Starshield access depends on US government, not Musk

https://mins.news/en/item/111355

- TASS, 2026-10-22 15:20 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2206397

> US Vice President JD Vance said Ukraine’s access to the Starshield military-grade satellite system depends on the US government’s position, not Elon Musk. Vance said Musk did not want to enter the war between two states without US direction and added that renewed negotiations were being pursued.

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