Without military assistance and information from US intelligence services, the Ukrainian army is confronted with an intractable problem
In order to force Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski to consent to a ceasefire and perhaps to make brave concessions over Russia, the US president Donald Trump He suspended the US military aid last week but also the provision of information from US intelligence in Kiev. In the meantime, President Trump considers a matter of time to restore the flow of sensitive information to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. At this stage, however, the impact of the US decision is becoming more than noticeable, estimates political analyst Dmitry Alperovich from the US thought tank Silverado Policy Accelerator, speaking to DW: “Ukrainians are now getting much less data on their Russian launches. They also receive less information on their planned military missions within Russian territory, for example, against ammunition warehouses, administration centers and targets in Russia. “
In the meantime is the concern in Ukraine, maybe the USA interrupt access to the Starlink satellites Pillarwho ensure the use of the Internet by Ukrainians. Ilon Musk excludes this possibility on the X platform. Starlink’s interruption of access to Starlink satellites would directly lead to partial collapse of Ukrainian communications and the front line. US analyst Dmitry Alperovic is sure that “other countries could fill the gap of Americans, such as the British and the Dutch.”
Europeans cannot replenish the US
But could Europeans really secure Kiev the information that needs urgently? For example: The IRIS2 satellite system, the European response to the Starlink of Ilon Musk, will not be completed before 2030. In addition, it is not clear to what extent that the French -British satellite network of Eutelsat, which has about 650 satellites, could be an alternative. By comparison, the Starlink network already has more than 7,000.
“It will take time to implement all this technically,” the Military Specialist explains to DW Gustav Gresel From the Austrian Defense Academy: “Ways of shortages should be found and this will be difficult. Much depends on how functional the new solutions are not tested. However, there will be alternative routes. Even if they are not the ideal answer to problems. “
Curated by: Stefanos Georgakopoulos
Source :Skai
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