The key facts
- Marco Rubio: the US continues to help Ukraine; the US has helped more than anyone, including under Trump.
- Rubio called Kyiv's statements about the US refusing to share intelligence false.
- According to Rubio, Trump has nothing to do with Musk's decisions on Starlink in Ukraine.
Statement by the US Secretary of State
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that no country in the world has done more to help Ukraine than the United States, including under the administration of Donald Trump, and that this aid continues. His words were cited by Clash Report.
Intelligence
Rubio denied statements by the Ukrainian leadership that the US refuses to provide intelligence, noting that they 'do not correspond to reality.' On October 20 he had already called the corresponding statements by the Ukrainian authorities false. Earlier, an adviser to Volodymyr Zelensky complained about problems with US intelligence data.
Starlink
Rubio also stressed that US President Donald Trump has 'nothing to do' with entrepreneur Elon Musk's decisions regarding Starlink's operation in Ukraine: 'Trump does not run this company and cannot order it to do anything.' On October 18 he reported that the White House had not given an order to restrict Ukraine's access to Starlink.
Statements by Kyiv
On October 20, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Kyiv expects Starlink's operation in the country to resume, and that the sharing of intelligence by the Americans, according to him, has already resumed.
