Zelenskyy: Ukraine and Türkiye begin talks on jointly developing satellite technology
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after meeting Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan that talks on building satellite technology together have begun. Kyiv is weighing such cooperation after a Starlink slowdown hurt Ukraine at the front.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after a meeting with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Kyiv and Ankara have started talks on jointly developing satellite technology. The topic matters because Ukrainian forces rely on satellite communications, and, as Euromaidan Press reports, a slowdown of Starlink, the satellite internet service run by SpaceX, hurt Ukraine on the front line.
What is known about the talks
Zelenskyy said Ukraine and Türkiye are weighing building satellite technology together. The talks have only just begun, and the source gives no details on specific projects, timelines, funding or the terms of any agreement.
Context
According to Euromaidan Press, the Starlink slowdown affected Ukraine at the front. Against that backdrop, Kyiv is looking at cooperation with Türkiye. The source does not say when or where Zelenskyy met Erdogan, or which technologies could be developed.
How the talks proceed and what they produce is not yet known.
