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US president Donald Trump said SpaceX CEO Elon Musk had restored Ukraine’s Starlink access, one of the issues linked to a rift between Washington and Kyiv that has cast doubt on ⁠US support for Ukraine.

Trump, in comments on Starlink, declined to ⁠say whether he had spoken to Musk about restoring the service for Ukraine.

Earlier, the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump had called Musk and asked him to lift restrictions on Ukraine’s use.

“I ​don’t want to comment ⁠on it, whether I called or whether somebody else called … The bottom line – ‌he put it back,” Trump told reporters.

Ukraine uses Starlink for battlefield communications and drone operations. Restricting the service hampered the country’s attack and air defence drone missions against Russia.

Speaking earlier alongside Finland’s prime minister, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said speed on Starlink systems had not been restored for Ukraine.

“We are tackling that,” Zelensky said, adding he hoped to discuss the issue with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

A person familiar with the Starlink issue ‌said the problem was continuing, with the same curbs largely remaining in place.

Some drone units report reaching speeds of 200kmph (125mph) with drones but otherwise the picture was unchanged, he said. “The main problem is that we have no official explanation what’s going on,” he said.

Britons should prepare for food shortages if “state-sponsored terrorism” disrupts everyday life, the defence secretary has said in a stark new warning on the “real” threats facing the UK.

People need to start to stockpile food, water, medicine and wind-up radios, Wes Streeting said, raising the spectre of hostile powers launching cyber attacks on key infrastructure.

Such attacks could wreck supply chains or make businesses’ payment systems fail, he said, while natural risks such as flooding and wildfires also pose a threat.

Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he will speak to secretary of state Marco Rubio in the coming days.

Tensions have escalated between Ukraine and the US after a series of public comments.

Ukraine had reported having its US-assisted military intelligence restricted, claims that Rubio had called “scandalous”.

US-brokered trilateral agreements are reportedly set to take place in order to rekindle negotiations, which have stalled since the war in Iran.

Donald Trump has said that Elon Musk has restored Ukraine’s Starlink access but declined to comment when asked whether he had spoken to the billionaire about the matter.

The Wall Street Journal reported earlier on Thursday that Trump had called Musk and asked him to lift restrictions on Ukraine’s use of Starlink.

“I don’t want to comment on it, whether I called or whether somebody else called, doesn’t make any difference, I guess. The bottom line – he put it back,” Trump told reporters when asked if he spoke to Musk.

Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier on Thursday that fully function of SpaceX’s military-grade system had not been restored.

Finland’s prime minister Petteri Orpo has said that no deals should be made to buy gas from Russia during the country’s war with Ukraine, in comments made on Thursday.

The leader was visiting Kyiv for talks with Volodymyr Zelensky. They told a joint press conference that they had discussed opportunities to cooperate on satellite communication, energy and logistics.

Finland stopped receiving Russian pipeline gas in May 2022 after refusing Russia’s demand to pay in roubles, and completely ended Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports in July 2024 under EU sanctions.

President Donald Trump on Thursday told reporters that Elon Musk had restored Ukraine’s Starlink access but declined to comment when asked whether he had spoken to Musk about the matter.

However, Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier that full functionality of SpaceX’s Starshield programme had not yet been restored in an interview with CNN.

Steve Witkoff, the US special envoy, made the remark as he met with the Russian leader this week.

It comes as the US president has made a new push to end the Ukraine war, and is putting pressure on Kyiv to agree to a settlement.

No 10 suggested the Government was wholly at odds with the description of Mr Putin.

Asked about it by reporters, a Downing Street spokeswoman said: “We certainly do not recognise that characterisation, and president Putin has killed thousands of people, both innocent Ukrainians and his own Russian people, who he has sent to their deaths on the frontline.”

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Vladimir Putin has said that the territories in eastern Ukraine claimed by Moscow were “historically Russian land” in comments made on Thursday.

He said any future trilateral talks involving Russia, the United States and Ukraine should focus on security guarantees for both Russia and Ukraine, adding broader European security issues should also be discussed.