Ukraine hit by ‘significant’ Starshield disruptions as US envoys meet Putin, Zelenskyy says – Europe live

Ukraine’s president said unwelcome ‘speed restrictions’ on military connectivity are ‘helping the Russians kill’

Meanwhile, over in Dublin, Ireland’s Micheál Martin has stressed the need to have a “clear, coherent” European voice in the Ukraine talks, as he answered reporters’ questions ahead of today’s meeting of the European Political Community in Dublin.

He said that the issue of Europe’s representation in any talks on Ukraine will be discussed “in the margins” today, with a more formal discussion at the EU informal summit tomorrow.

“Obviously, Europe will want a voice at that table, particularly in so far as issued impact on Europe, because of the economic inputs, the security inputs, and in terms of Ukraine’s membership of the EU.”

“I think the objective of tonight’s meeting is to debrief president Zelenskyy on the engagement by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner with president Putin, and it’s a moving situation.

Our view up to now has been that Russia hasn’t shown any genuine interest in a peaceful resolution of this conflict. It remains to be seen whether that has changed or not.”