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Ukraine Strikes Russian Oil Terminal, as Starshield Disruptions Persist

Ukrainian officials said the Pentagon and SpaceX have not yet responded to inquiries about disruptions to the U.S.-provided satellite internet service used by Ukrainian forces. Smoke rising after an attack on an oil terminal in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sunday. Agence France-Presse — Getty Images By Constant Méheut Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine Oct. 18, 2026, 7:01 a.m. ET Ukraine struck a large Russian oil terminal in St. Petersburg on Sunday, defying President Trump’s demand that it stop such attacks, and continued to call out what it said were restrictions on a U.S.-provided military-grade satellite internet service. The attack set the terminal ablaze, according to St. Petersburg’s governor and a Ukrainian drone company that said its weapons were used in the strike. It was Kyiv’s second reported strike on Russian oil infrastructure since President Volodymyr Zelensky said last week that Ukraine would resume such attacks after a brief pause. That pause was intended as a good will...
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Is Volodymyr Zelenskiy justified in accusing Donald Trump of rewarding Vladimir Putin?

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 From Quora ; see also Jean-Marie Valheur  ·  Following all about recent events 10h Is Volodymyr Zelenskiy justified in accusing Donald Trump of rewarding Vladimir Putin? Yes, because he 100% is rewarding Putin? If you lift sanctions on Russian oil and gas, strike a deal to import Russian diesel and pressure Ukraine into not hitting Russian refineries while simultaneously failing to pressure Russia, AT ALL, into no longer hitting the Ukrainian power grid, you are directly aiding Russia, and directly funding the Russian war machine. There is no way to argue against this point, these are the cold hard facts. Now if you take it one step further and you actively get your largest campaign donor, shady South African billionaire Elon Musk, to sabotage Starlink so that the speed of drones flying over Ukrainian territory is greatly reduced and your receptor drones are therefore unable to prevent Russian Shaheds from hitting Ukrainian targets… what on earth should we call this? Re...
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Trump Offers Putin Economic Relief in Hopes That Russia Will Return the Favor

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The Trump administration is ignoring the will of Congress and waiving new Russia sanctions amid fears that high energy prices will cost Republicans in next month’s elections. President Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia last year in Alaska. Doug Mills/The New York Times By Alan Rappeport , The New York Times Reporting from Washington Oct. 17, 2026  Updated 5:18 p.m. ET original article contains links For years, critics of President Trump accused him of welcoming help from Russia to tilt elections in his favor. Now, with midterm elections in the United States two weeks away, Mr. Trump is explicitly seeking economic support from Russia. A week ago, the Trump administration announced that it was lifting sanctions on Russian diesel exports. Late on Friday night, the White House released an executive order exempting Russia from a sanctions law that Congress passed last month. The moves were a last-ditch effort to lower the soaring gas prices in America that polls show are tur...
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