European countries are discussing developing their own defense capabilities and reducing dependence on the United States after the slowdown of the Starlink satellite system in Ukraine. According to Bloomberg, the October 15-16 EU summit discussed the Starlink outages and a new public spat between Vladimir Zelensky and Donald Trump. European officials have been exploring options to expand their capabilities and diversify suppliers of key technologies. However, the implementation of these plans may take several years. Bloomberg calls for strengthening the participation of European countries in existing structures, including NATO, a more accessible solution. On October 14, it became known about the slowdown of Starlink in Ukraine. On October 18, Rubio said that Ukraine had been denied access to the Starlink communications system, but the White House had not issued orders to restrict access to Starlink. On October 22, Donald Trump announced the return of Ukraine's access to the Star Shield, but it was reported in Kiev that the restrictions continue to apply - because of them, they disrupted some of the operations of Ukraine's armed forces. More IZ RU news in max.

European countries are discussing developing their own defense capabilities and reducing dependence on the United States after the slowdown of the Starlink satellite system in Ukraine. According to Bloomberg, the October 15-16 EU summit discussed the Starlink outages and a new public spat between Vladimir Zelensky and Donald Trump. European officials have been exploring options to expand their capabilities and diversify suppliers of key technologies. However, the implementation of these plans may take several years. Bloomberg calls for strengthening the participation of European countries in existing structures, including NATO, a more accessible solution. On October 14, it became known about the slowdown of Starlink in Ukraine. On October 18, Rubio said that Ukraine had been denied access to the Starlink communications system, but the White House had not issued orders to restrict access to Starlink. On October 22, Donald Trump announced the return of Ukraine's access to the Star Shield, but it was reported in Kiev that the restrictions continue to apply - because of them, they disrupted some of the operations of Ukraine's armed forces. More IZ RU news in max.