GOP Rep. Fitzpatrick promises 'consequences' if US goes dark on Ukraine
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Thu, 15 October 2026
1 report- The Hill18:28first to report
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) called Ukraine’s loss of access to Starshield, the military version of Starlink internet, a “major problem” and said Congress would respond if the U.S. abandons its support for Ukraine. Ukraine said it was suddenly unable to use Starshield on Wednesday, which could have major impacts on its defense operations and ability...
Fri, 16 October 2026
1 report- Kyiv Post (Ukraine)15:16
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick warned that Congress could withhold funding from agencies responsible for restricting Ukraine’s satellite service. Separately, nine senators requested an investigation into communications and intelligence disruptions, including reports that American personnel were endangered.
Mon, 19 October 2026
4 reports- Wirtualna Polska (Poland)17:19
Republikański kongresmen Brian Fitzpatrick zapowiedział w poniedziałek dochodzenia w sprawie ograniczania dostępności systemu satelitarnego Starshield dla Ukrainy. Oświadczył, że winni tych działań zostaną rozliczeni. Zapewnił też, że Kongres podejmie dalsze kroki przeciwko Rosji.
- Ukrinform (Ukraine)17:35
Republicans in the US House of Representatives are threatening to block a $350 billion supplemental Pentagon defense spending package unless President Donald Trump’s administration takes a tougher stance on Russia.
- Kyiv Post (Ukraine)21:16
US Representative Brian Fitzpatrick, a Pennsylvania Republican, has vowed investigations, public hearings and budget cuts for anyone who restricted Ukraine’s Starshield access. President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on Monday, Oct. 19, that Starlink terminals still fail above 130-161 km/h (81-100 mph), although US President Donald Trump previously denied ordering restrictions, and claimed the system operated normally on Oct. 17. The pushback comes as outages continue to cripple Ukrainian...
- The Hill22:45
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) revealed Monday that he would be speaking with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about his country’s loss of access to Starshield, the military version of SpaceX’s Starlink internet, vowing to hold any U.S. officials who limited the application “fully accountable.” In a post to social media, Fitzpatrick said he would speak with...
Wed, 21 October 2026
3 reports- Anadolu Agency (AA)04:19
'Restricting the use of Starshield could be seen as militarily assisting Russia,' lawmakers say
- The Hill15:32
Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.) is calling for a congressional investigation into the Starlink slowdown in Ukraine after a report that SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk personally ordered it. “We got to call the witnesses, got to bring them in, put them under oath, and get to the bottom of it,” Fitzpatrick told CNN’s...
- The Hill19:32
A bipartisan group of nearly two dozen House members is urging President Trump to ask tech mogul Elon Musk to give Ukraine access to Starlink satellite systems to hunt for missile launchers inside Russia, according to a letter sent Wednesday and obtained exclusively by The Hill. The signatories included seven House Republicans alongside 16 Democrats,...
Fri, 23 October 2026
3 reports- The Hill10:00
Republican lawmakers alarmed over Ukraine’s loss of access to a Starshield, a critical battlefield tool, are pushing for more congressional oversight on what some view as Elon Musk’s “space monopoly,” fearing that Musk will have too much power over future national security operations. Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee,...
- Ukrinform (Ukraine)18:57
Speed limits for Starlink and Starshield are still in effect.
- The Hill19:41
A bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers is pressing the Trump administration to restore and expand Ukraine’s access to Starshield satellite systems, warning that a failure to do so will cripple Kyiv’s military operations against Russia. In a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the lawmakers — all of them staunch Ukraine allies —...