# Bessent calls Zelenskyy ‘reckless’ over claim that U.S. government slowed Starlink

https://mins.news/en/video/105189

- NBC News, 2026-10-18 14:12 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqL1qF0u4e8

> In an exclusive Meet the Press interview, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent does not definitively say whether Ukraine is a U.S. ally. His remarks follow Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s claim that the U.S. government slowed Starlink, a critical satellite network Ukraine uses for defense.

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