Stab in Zelensky's back: Trump cites 'weather' to blind Ukraine's air defenses against Russian missiles

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed strong dissatisfaction, announcing that for the second consecutive time the United States has not provided Kyiv with intelligence data on the launch timing of Russian ballistic missiles fired at Ukraine. Washington attributed the failure to "unfavorable weather conditions," but Ukrainian officials find the explanation unconvincing.

At the same time as this lack of information, the reports and statements of the military authorities of Kiev show that the US has increased its pressure on Ukraine; As Washington has warned, if Ukraine's attacks on Russian oil refineries continue, this country's access to the Starlink satellite system will be cut off; The threat, which reportedly began with restrictions on Starlink terminal operations, has seriously disrupted the missions of Ukraine's offensive and defense multi-rotor drones.

In the midst of these tensions and the continuation of Russian missile attacks on data processing and logistics centers in Kiev and Odessa, Zelensky once again emphasized the powers and powerful tools of Donald Trump, and asked the US President to provide Ukraine with more missiles for Patriot air defense systems to prevent further weakening of the country's defense power against Moscow's missile attacks.

According to Sky News, informed sources in Ukraine have announced new restrictions on the access of the country's armed forces to Starlink satellite internet services. Zelensky's military reported that their connection to SpaceX's satellite network was completely lost when traveling at high speeds. This sudden disruption has dealt a heavy blow to the drone operations of the Ukrainian forces against the Russian energy infrastructure.

The Kyiv government has contacted the United States of America, SpaceX and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to clarify the dimensions of this issue. According to the Ukrainian official, the military division of SpaceX, known as Starshield, has imposed new limits on speeds of more than 100 mph (about 160 km/h). The senior official stressed that the Ukrainian military had not received any prior warning about the decision. The Ukrainian forces only found out about the exact cause and application of this speed limit after filing an official complaint in the Starlink customer support department.

In line with this trend, Michael Clarke, a leading analyst of security and defense issues, said in an interview with the British media: "The American government is putting extremely heavy pressure on Ukraine these days. American representatives and Ukrainian officials were surprised by Donald Trump's sudden and unexpected turn in the diesel fuel trade agreement with Russia during their meeting at the end of the week in Miami."

Before cutting Starlink communications, the President of Ukraine said on Monday the importance of the intelligence data of the Western allies, that timely receipt of this information will save the lives of Ukrainians and is considered one of the most critical issues of the war. Now, with the indirect escalation of the White House's pressure, Volodymyr Zelensky wrote in his message on social networks that a timely warning about the firing of ballistic missiles is exactly the factor that prevents us from being killed.

He called the failure to send these warnings on time as an unfortunate event due to the strong dependence on Trump's favor, without blaming any particular party. Following these conditions, the firing of Russian ballistic missiles at Kiev continued on Tuesday night, and contrary to Donald Trump's claim to establish a ceasefire in the energy sector, a key power plant in the capital was targeted.

According to the announcement of Vitaly Klitschko, the mayor of Kyiv, a fire occurred as a result of a missile hitting a high-rise residential building. Zelensky stated once again on his Telegram channel, pointing out that Western partners had not sent any prior warning, the main target of this attack was the energy infrastructure, especially the thermal power plant No. 4. In this message, he did not explain the reasons for not receiving the warning. These events come as US officials warned their Ukrainian counterparts at the end of the week that the Trump administration was on the verge of completely halting intelligence data sharing with Kiev.

Intensification of armed pressure on Kyiv

In line with the suspension of Ukraine's attacks on Russian infrastructure, the Financial Times reported that the Trump administration threatened to suspend the defense procurement program; A mechanism based on which European allies of the Ukrainian government purchase advanced American systems such as Patriot air defense systems and deliver them to Kiev.

At the same time as the crisis in Ukraine's relations with the White House escalated, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andriy Sibiha announced the continuation of cooperation with the United States during a speech in Warsaw to reduce the enemy's fire on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, and stated that the reason for not sending missile warnings in the attack on Kiev was the use of a special weapon by the Russian army.

Despite Trump's insistence on respecting the energy-oriented ceasefire, the Ukrainian president announced that he would accept the cessation of attacks on Russian oil refineries only in case of reciprocation and receiving real guarantees that Moscow would stop attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities.

According to the statements of the US President, based on the terms of the agreement with the Kremlin Palace, Russia will immediately start supplying more than 300,000 tons of diesel fuel to the American and world markets, and will subsequently deliver another 500,000 tons in November and 1 million tons after that. This cooperation aims to reduce fuel market inflammation, especially on the eve of the American mid-term elections on November 12 (Aban 2), which is on the agenda of the federal government officials.

Trump's agreement with Russia was criticized by the opponents of the White House. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, Foreign Relations Committee Senior Member Jane Shahin, and prominent Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren called Trump's action a betrayal of Ukraine, European allies, and US national security.

Emphasizing the need to stop wrong decisions, these senators asked the American president to end the war with Iran instead of financing Russia's huge war machine. Many prominent figures of the Republican Party also joined the Democrats to condemn Trump's decision to lift the diesel sanctions. Congressman Don Bacon, referring to the support of the majority of the American people for Ukraine, considered the president's policies towards Russia and Ukraine to be a complete failure and emphasized the need for moral determination.