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Kyiv eyes purchase of planned ICEYE, Nokia ‘sovereign’ communication sats

Kyiv eyes purchase of planned ICEYE, Nokia ‘sovereign’ communication sats

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Kyiv has signed a letter of intent to purchase planned "sovereign" communication satellites from ICEYE and Nokia. The move follows a political dispute between US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk over a US effort to throttle Ukraine's Starshield access, which has nearly grounded the country's military drones in its war with Russia.

The letter of intent comes on the heels of the political dust up between US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk over a US move to throttle Ukraine’s Starshield access that has all but grounded the countries military drones in its war with Russia.

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