{"id":2684871,"date":"2026-10-15T16:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T20:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/british-defense-secretary-to-inquire-about-starshield-cut-to-bridge-us-ukraine-ties\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T16:23:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T20:23:01","slug":"british-defense-secretary-to-inquire-about-starshield-cut-to-bridge-us-ukraine-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/british-defense-secretary-to-inquire-about-starshield-cut-to-bridge-us-ukraine-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"British defense secretary to inquire about Starshield cut to &#8216;bridge&#8217; US-Ukraine ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbritish-defense-secretary-to-inquire-about-starshield-cut-to-bridge-us-ukraine-ties%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2684871&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Britain is positioning itself as a mediator between the US and Ukraine amid strained relations, with Defense secretary Wes Streeting planning to raise concerns about the Starfield outage impacting Ukrainian defense capabilities during a bilateral meeting in Washington.The outage of the Starshield system, created by Elon Musk\u2019s company, has raised security concerns as it compromised Ukrainian military targeting, though Musk stated only the US Department of War and Trump have authority over its use.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile,UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham met with Zelensky to discuss accelerating support for Ukraine. Zelensky announced Ukraine&#8217;s abandonment of its previous ceasefire arrangements with Russia, following recent Ukrainian attacks on Russian targets, including an oil refinery, which russia claims aim to undermine peace efforts. Trump has called for Ukraine to halt attacks on Russian energy facilities and has suggested holding wartime elections, whereas zelensky has indicated that Ukraine is done with the ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions also highlight concerns over reliance on american space infrastructure, with European officials advocating for developing independent capabilities. the situation reflects ongoing diplomatic efforts, military actions, and strategic vulnerabilities in the context of the Ukraine conflict.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-first wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-kingdom\/\">United Kingdom<\/a> is positioning itself as a possible bridge-builder for the United States and Ukraine, prepared to mediate amid a \u201clow point in U.S.-Ukraine relations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No explanation has yet been given for the Starshield\u2019s temporary lapse in service, which endangered swaths of Ukrainian military personnel and civilians by compromising the country\u2019s defensive targeting capabilities. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4766151\/musk-trump-us-military-ukraine-starshield\/\">Starlink CEO Elon Musk<\/a>, whose company created the system, said only the Department of War and ultimately President Donald Trump have authority over its use.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<style>.explore-more-section { background: var(--wex-bg); border-top: 1px solid #ffffff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff; margin: 24px 0; margin-top: -20px; }<\/style>\n<style id=\"mos-0a0c16cd-828f-4bc3-b335-bbac2014aad6-style\">@scope (#mos-0a0c16cd-828f-4bc3-b335-bbac2014aad6) { .we-meter {   --we-red: #DB3745;   --we-charcoal: #323E48;   --we-blue: #15BEF0;   --we-slate: #85A0AB;   --we-gold: #ECC270;   --we-text: #323E48;   --we-border: #85A0AB;    max-width: 800px;   margin: 0 auto;   padding: 1.5rem;   border: 1px solid rgba(33, 39, 42, 0.4);   border-radius: 12px;   background: #fff;   color: var(--we-text);   font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif !important; }  .we-grid {   display: grid;   grid-template-columns: 1fr 200px;   gap: 1.5rem;   align-items: center; }  .we-title {   margin: 0 0 0.5rem;   font-family: Constantia, \"Lucida Bright\", \"DejaVu Serif\", Georgia, \"serif\" !important;   font-size: 1.75rem !important;   line-height: 1.1 !important;   letter-spacing: -0.02em !important; }  .we-title span {   display: block;   color: var(--we-red); }  .we-copy {   margin: 0;   font-size: 1rem !important;   line-height: 1.4 !important; }  .we-actions {   text-align: center; }  .we-cta {   display: flex;   align-items: center;   justify-content: center;   gap: 8px;   width: 100%;   padding: 12px 16px;   border-radius: 8px;   background: var(--we-red);   color: #fff !important;   text-decoration: none;   font-size: 0.9rem !important;   font-weight: 700 !important; }  .we-arrow {   font-size: 1.2em !important; }  .we-member {   margin: 12px 0 0;   font-size: 0.85rem !important;   line-height: 1.4 !important; }  .we-member a {   color: var(--we-red);   text-decoration: none; }  @media (max-width: 600px) {   .we-grid {     grid-template-columns: 1fr;     gap: 1rem;   }   .we-meter {     padding: 1.25rem;   }   .we-cta {     padding: 14px;   } } }<\/style>\n<p><script>if (typeof CSSScopeRule == 'undefined') { const style = document.getElementById('mos-0a0c16cd-828f-4bc3-b335-bbac2014aad6-style'); if (style) { style.textContent = style.textContent.replace(\/^@scope (#mos-0a0c16cd-828f-4bc3-b335-bbac2014aad6) { \/, '').replace(\/}$\/, '');}}<\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"mos-0a0c16cd-828f-4bc3-b335-bbac2014aad6\" style=\"display: contents;\">\n<section class=\"we-meter\" aria-label=\"Washington Examiner subscription meter\">\n<div class=\"we-grid\">\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"we-title\">Stay informed.<span>Stay ahead.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"we-copy\">                  Join Washington Examiner for unlimited access to the news, analysis, and commentary that matter most.       <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"we-actions\">       <a class=\"we-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/subscribe\/digital\/\">         <span>See Options<\/span>         <span class=\"we-arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u203a<\/span>       <\/a>       <\/p>\n<p class=\"we-member\">Already a member? 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He confirmed to the media that he would be raising questions about the Starfield outage with his American counterpart.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">Defence Secretary Wes Streeting delivers the closing ministerial keynote at the U.K. Space Power Conference 2026 in London on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (Jack Taylor\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/10\/localimages\/AP26266590186506.jpg?w=696&#8243; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/10\/localimages\/AP26266590186506.jpg?w=696&#8243; alt=&#8221;Defense Secretary Wes Streeting delivers the closing ministerial keynote at the U.K. Space Power Conference 2026 in London.&#8221; class=&#8221;wp-image-4767492&#8243;  ><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Defence Secretary Wes Streeting delivers the closing ministerial keynote at the U.K. Space Power Conference 2026 in London on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (Jack Taylor\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Streeting has characterized the U.K. as a possible \u201cbridge\u201d between the U.S. and Ukraine, expressing hope Britain can \u201cpull our friends back together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe can now see very visibly that the American support for Ukraine has mattered and does matter,\u201d he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/uk\/defence\/article\/wes-streeting-defence-secretary-ukraine-us-relations-7csp3wm96\">told British outlet The Times<\/a> on Thursday ahead of his meeting. \u201cAnd that support has been in intelligence sharing, it has been through procurement and the provision of weapons to Ukraine, to sustain the war effort, and also the diplomatic track that President Trump has invested in to try and bring a negotiated end to this war because everyone agrees that the only way we\u2019ll see an end to this war is through negotiation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">British Prime Minister Andy Burnham hosted Zelensky at 10 Downing Street on Wednesday, where he discussed how the U.K. could \u201caccelerate defensive support to Ukraine\u201d amid the crisis.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has repeatedly demanded Ukraine not fire on Russian energy facilities, claiming the disruption of oil and diesel production will have cascading ramifications for global energy security. In a bid to quell the exchange of bombs, Trump unilaterally declared an \u201cenergy ceasefire\u201d between Russia and Ukraine earlier this week. Kyiv agreed to the arrangement, but Russia did not, striking multiple Ukrainian energy targets immediately.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukrainian retaliations brought the ire of Trump, who has called for Zelensky to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4765570\/trump-contempt-zelensky-force-ukraine-choose-election-survival\/\">step down and hold wartime elections<\/a> \u2014 a prospect few in Ukraine, even the president\u2019s critics, are enthusiastic about.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While in London, Zelensky made clear that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4766769\/ukraine-attacks-russian-oil-refineries\/\">Ukraine is officially abandoning<\/a> its side of the ill-fated ceasefire.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe block [on attacking refineries] is out,\u201d Zelensky told the <em>Financial Times <\/em>in an interview published Thursday. \u201cWe\u2019re done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukraine struck the Rosneft oil refinery in the Ryazan region overnight Thursday, the first confirmed attack on an oil refinery since the Starshield outage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia, having never signed on to the energy ceasefire and continuing its attacks throughout, attempted to spin the Rosneft attack as an attempt to undermine Trump\u2019s efforts for peace.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">Britain\u2019s Prime Minister Andy Burnham welcomes Ukraine\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at 10 Downing Street in London, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026.(AP Photo\/Alberto Pezzali)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/10\/localimages\/AP26287565896395.jpg?w=696&#8243; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/10\/localimages\/AP26287565896395.jpg?w=696&#8243; alt=&#8221;Zelensky Burnham&#8221; class=&#8221;wp-image-4767496&#8243;  ><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Britain\u2019s Prime Minister Andy Burnham welcomes Ukraine\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at 10 Downing Street in London, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026.(AP Photo\/Alberto Pezzali)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Ukrainian regime in Kyiv continues to strike these facilities, thereby, of course, coming into serious contradiction with the peace efforts of the United States and of the American negotiators who are indeed making very vigorous efforts to somehow initiate the peace process,\u201d said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4765570\/trump-contempt-zelensky-force-ukraine-choose-election-survival\/\">WILL TRUMP\u2019S CONTEMPT FOR ZELENSKY FORCE UKRAINE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN AN ELECTION AND SURVIVAL?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He continued: \u201cBut so far, these vigorous attempts have been thwarted by the unwillingness of the Kyiv regime \u2014 and of Zelensky personally \u2014 to make peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some U.S. allies have been alarmed by the Starshield outage, which many see as a cautionary anecdote against overreliance on American infrastructure that can be flipped on and off from Washington.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/european-union\/\">European Defence Commissioner<\/a> Andrius Kubilius pointed out on Wednesday that the continent remains \u201cquite dependent on American space capabilities\u201d and said \u201cthe answer to that situation is to develop our own capabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK seeks to mediate amid US-Ukraine tensions after Starshield outage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2684872,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AP26266590186506.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[87296,87297,63009,87244,61476],"class_list":["post-2684871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-british-defense","tag-defense-inquiry","tag-international-security","tag-starshield","tag-us-ukraine-relations"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/AP26266590186506.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2684871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2684871"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2684871\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2684874,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2684871\/revisions\/2684874"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2684872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2684871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2684871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2684871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}