The United States has resumed its sharing of important intelligence with Ukraine to help defend the country against Russia, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Zelenskyy said on NBC’s “Meet The Press” on Sunday that the United States has “unique intelligence” to alert Ukraine of ballistic attacks and Ukraine didn’t get that intelligence for three days.
“We are very thankful for this,” Zelenskyy said. “Now it works.”
Separately, Zelenskyy also said in the interview that a restriction on Starlink satellite internet that disrupted Ukrainian combat missions and threatened defenses against Russian drones was a “message” from America’s government.
Serhiy Beskrestnov, an adviser to Zelenskyy, said on Oct. 14 that the restrictions affected terminals using the Starshield military service package when traveling faster than 100 mph.
Ukraine’s defense forces received no advance notice, he said, and several missions were disrupted.
Starlink supports battlefield communications and drones used to attack Russian targets. Beskrestnov said the restrictions also affected frontline logistics and interceptor drones that Ukraine uses against fast-moving, jet-powered Russian Shahed drones.
He described those interceptors as the most effective available means of countering the aircraft and warned that the restrictions undermined Ukraine’s air defenses.
Beskrestnov alleged that the change was politically motivated but provided no evidence and didn’t identify who might have requested it.
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski challenged SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on X, asking whether the restrictions were intended to exert political pressure on Ukraine. Poland has previously said it pays for Ukraine’s Starlink subscription.
Alexander Beglov, the governor of St. Petersburg, reported on Sunday that his region was hit by Ukrainian drones that killed one and injured five. Beglov said 12 apartment buildings and two private homes were damaged and the Petersburg Oil Terminal, the Ruchyi oil depot, and industrial warehouses in the Kolpino district were also attacked. There were fires at the Petersburg Oil Terminal.
Trump has expressed frustration with Zelenskyy’s targeting Russian refineries, which Trump has said is a major reason the cost of diesel fuel has increased around the world.
The U.S. president called on Zelenskyy in September to stop attacking the Russian refineries.
Zelenskyy “has to do one thing—he has to stop knocking out diesel fuel in Russia,” Trump said to reporters at the Irish Open. “There are plenty of other targets. Don’t hit diesel fuel, because that’s hurting the world.”
On Oct. 10, Trump said that he told Zelenskyy, “‘You can do whatever you want to Russia, but don’t hit the refineries because that’s a world problem.’ … And what does he do? He goes and hits the diesel fuel.”
Diesel in the United States has climbed from $3.63 a gallon a year ago to $6.32 on average as of Oct. 18, according to AAA.
Trump announced Oct. 9 that Russia would supply diesel to United States and global markets under an agreement that would include temporary relief from sanctions imposed over Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The agreement, which followed a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, would help lower fuel prices for Americans—particularly farmers, ranchers, and truckers—Trump said.
The planned shipments to be added to the American and global markets include more than 300,000 tons immediately, another 500,000 tons in November, and a million tons in December, Trump said. Russia could supply another 3 million tons beginning next year, depending on the condition of its refineries.
Putin said Russia was prepared to supply oil and petroleum products to American and international buyers, describing the agreement as beneficial to the global economy.
Zelenskyy criticized the agreement and urged stronger sanctions against Russia. He said easing sanctions without a clear, lasting agreement to de-escalate the war would demonstrate weakness toward Moscow.
The Ukrainian president said on “Meet The Press” that it was a “very bad surprise” to hear from the media about the Russia–U.S. diesel deal.
Tom Ozimek, Jill McLaughlin, and Reuters contributed to this report.
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