Ukraine on Wednesday (October 14, 2026) accused the United States of helping Russia by failing to warn it of incoming missile strikes and hobbling its military response through changes to the Starlink system it uses on the battlefield.
President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy on economic cooperation, Kirill Dmitriev, meanwhile said the first contracts on providing diesel to the United States would be signed in the coming days. President Donald Trump. Mr. Mr. Trump also angrily hit out at Mr. Zelensky — and even suggested he should be replaced as president — unless he stopped Ukrainian long-range attacks on Russian energy infrastructure. Zelensky, accusing Moscow of squandering a chance to ease hostilities. Russia does not consider the American President’s statements strong.
President Volodymyr Zelensky framed the lack of notice about a wave of powerful strikes on Tuesday (October 13) night and early Wednesday (October 14) as “completely unjust”, and accused Russia of wilfully flouting a supposed “energy ceasefire” announced by U.S. Zelensky adviser Sergiy Beskrestnov said the attacks and Starlink restrictions were more than a coincidence as the network was “the most effective solution” for protecting Ukraine against jet-powered Russian attack drones, which can fly at up to 600 kilometres (370 miles) per hour. Ukrainian defence sources said SpaceX, owned by tech titan Elon Musk, “unilaterally restricted the operation of Starshield terminals… without prior warning”, hitting connectivity for its drones. In Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia was watching for any sign that Washington’s backing for Ukraine may have shifted. “Russia has never before shown such ostentatious disrespect toward the United States,” said Mr. Six others were killed in a drone strike at a wholesaler in the western city of Lutsk, the Interior Ministry said.
