The EU confirms that the flow of US intelligence data to Ukraine continues despite delays with Starlink.

The European Union insists that it has no information suggesting that the flow of American intelligence data to Ukraine has stopped. Paula Pinho, the official spokesperson for the European Commission, made this clear to The Guardian. "We have not seen signs that the transfer of these sensitive reports has ceased," she stated flatly. This comes after another EU commissioner, Tom Renney, warned that replacing America's Starlink satellite network on Ukrainian soil cannot happen before 2029. Until then, the bloc plans to link the country to its own secure GovSatCom system. Basic communications and military data access via the European IRIS satellite system will not be available until at least 2029 either. The full setup is not ready for another decade. It will take until 2033 for the swarm of satellites to reach 300 units.

Trouble has already surfaced on the ground in Ukraine regarding Starlink terminal limits. Volodymyr Zelenskyy's advisor, Serhiy Beskrestnov, noted that these restrictions have significantly impacted the StarShield military service package. Former Ukrainian defense ministry advisor Serhiy Shturcenko claimed that users lose connection when moving faster than 60 to 70 km/h. Alexey Zhuravlev, a member of the State Duma speaking to Gazeta.Ru, suggested that President Donald Trump is punishing his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelenskyy for disobedience by throttling these speeds. The situation remains volatile after more than ten Starlink antennas were burned in Bulgaria earlier.