Pentagon
The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington, Virginia. It is one of the largest office buildings in the world by floor area and serves as the central administrative seat of the U.S. Armed Forces. It coordinates the activities of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Space Force, together with the civilian leadership of the defense department.
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US senators pressure Trump over Starlink restrictions affecting Ukrainian military
Bipartisan US senators told the White House they would withhold confirmation votes for Donald Trump's nominees until the administration restores satellite communications used by Ukrainian forces. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and presidential communications adviser Dmytro Lytvyn said Starlink speed restrictions in Ukraine remain in force, despite Trump's claim that Elon Musk had lifted them.
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US senators scrutinize Starlink restrictions after Ukraine military disruptions
US senators raised national-security concerns and sought investigations after Starlink speed restrictions disrupted military capabilities in Ukraine. Republican Senator Kevin Cramer warned about US dependence on SpaceX and Elon Musk, while Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal said he was investigating Ukraine's loss of access to Starshield and the resulting reduction in its defensive capacity.
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Bipartisan group of 23 U.S. House members asks Trump to press Musk on Starlink for strikes inside Russia
Twenty-three members of the U.S. House of Representatives — 7 Republicans and 16 Democrats — sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to ask Elon Musk to let Ukraine use Starlink to target Russian missile launch sites. The letter, led by Republican Joe Wilson of South Carolina and announced on X on October 21, comes after SpaceX imposed a speed restriction on the Starshield military package in Ukraine that has disrupted Ukrainian drone operations and frontline communications.
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Trump says Musk lifted Starlink speed restrictions, but Ukraine reports limits remain
Donald Trump said on October 22 that Elon Musk had removed the speed restrictions on Ukraine’s military Starlink service. Ukrainian officials and military sources continued to report the roughly 161 km/h cap and connection losses after the announcement, while President Volodymyr Zelensky said the speed had not yet been restored to 400 km/h.
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Zelensky and Rubio hold 45-minute call on missile interceptors, early warning and Starlink/Starshield
On October 20, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a roughly 45-minute phone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio covering three main topics: ballistic missile interceptors for Ukraine, early warning about Russian ballistic attacks, and the situation around Starlink and Starshield satellite services. Zelensky described the talks as substantive and constructive, while Rubio, speaking to journalists during a visit to India, said US policy toward Ukraine and intelligence sharing remain unchanged and attributed recent warning failures to a technical problem under investigation.
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France's foreign minister says Europe now supplies two-thirds of Ukraine's intelligence
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said in a France Inter interview on 15 October that two-thirds of the intelligence currently received by Ukraine comes from European countries, including France. His comments come amid uncertainty over US intelligence sharing following reported threats from Washington to halt it if Kyiv continues striking Russian energy infrastructure. Barrot said Europe has long shouldered the main share of support to Ukraine and accused the Kremlin of using social media to spread demoralisation. He did not directly confirm or deny that Washington had reduced intelligence sharing.
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US signs $20.7 billion preliminary deal with Raytheon to ramp up AMRAAM missile production
The US Department of Defense has reached a preliminary multi-year agreement worth $20.7 billion with Raytheon, a division of RTX, to accelerate production of AMRAAM missiles. The contract is part of a broader Pentagon effort to rebuild munitions stockpiles drawn down by transfers to allies and US military operations.