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Regina Laska wrote that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio explained to journalists at an airport that Starshield is a contract with the U.S. military and has nothing to do with Ukraine. Rubio said that Ukraine currently has no access to the system and has requested it to strike deep into Russia. According to Laska, Rubio created the impression that Ukraine has never used Starshield. Laska countered that Ukraine has had access and that Starshield had been running uncapped just the week before. After that, the speed was limited to 160 km/h, which she said is too slow for intercept drones against Russian jet drones. According to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, which she referenced, the limitation has remained in place until today. Rubio portrayed the decline in speed for Starlink, the civilian product, as a temporary change, Laska wrote. She stated that regular Starlink customers have never reached more than 160 km/h, whereas Starshield had. Laska questioned who implemented the throttling of a system that, according to Rubio, Ukraine never had, and why Rubio portrayed access to the previous status as unavailable. #Ukraine #Starshield #USMilitär (translated)

The author wrote that the former Russia critic Rubio stated that the USA had disabled its most important defense instrument for Ukraine with Starshield. He also claimed that Trump's authoritarian aura was turning formerly principled politicians into characterless supporters of Putin. #Ukraine #Russland #Politik #RU #US #UA (translated)

Silke Schröder wrote that Wadephul explained that money for the defense of Ukraine and the security of Europe cannot also be spent on schools or roads. Due to Germany's "responsibility from the past," the country must always stand by the side of the attacked and abused, he said. Schröder then referred to the rulers disparagingly as not being of sound mind. #Ukraine #Sicherheit #Deutschland (translated)

The author advocated for developing Austria from a security policy laggard to the industrial center of European defense. According to his assessment, Upper Austria could take on a pioneering role, among other things, with high-tech jobs, competencies in aerospace, as well as in metal and materials engineering, and with drone production, maintenance, supply, and electronics. https://t.co/yzEfyZWyLV #Verteidigung #Industrie #Innovation #AT (translated)

The author claimed that the Ukrainian air defense is so effective that Russia cannot bring newly built or repaired tanks and armored personnel carriers closer than 100 kilometers to the front. The vehicles are currently being built and held back for a weaker opponent, he wrote – referring to "us." #Ukraine #Drohnen #Verteidigung #UA #RU (translated)

The Ministry of Defense announces consequences due to allegations of sexual misconduct in the Bundeswehr, while internal investigations and preventive measures are being initiated against a culture of turning a blind eye and for better protection of the affected individuals. #Bundeswehr #sexuellesFehlverhalten #NullToleranz (translated)

Anna reported that Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned before the EU summit in Brussels that a fall of Ukraine could open the way for Russia to launch attacks on other parts of Europe. Frederiksen characterized Ukraine as Europe's line of defense and stated that its collapse could lead to further attacks. Anna also wrote that Kyiv reported a restricted access to Starshield that same week. That same night, Russian rockets hit the energy infrastructure in Kyiv and Kharkiv. She cited NBC News and Al Jazeera as sources for Frederiksen's statement. #Ukraine #Europa #Frieden (translated)

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces, Henning Otte, calls on Defense Minister Boris Pistorius to clarify serious allegations of sexual assault and drug abuse in the Medical Regiment Weißenfels after reports surfaced about a competition among military men for sexual contacts with female recruits. #Bundeswehr #sexuellerÜbergriff #Aufklärung (translated)