Steny Hoyer: “The efforts to intimidate staff and officials across the country are un-American and pose a threat to democracy.”

If full access to Starlink and Starshield are not restored soon, many Ukrainians will die, and recent battlefield gains against the invader may be lost.

That this technology is indispensable for Ukraine’s defense and crucial for continuing its battlefield momentum is unquestionable.

Intimidation efforts such as these are un-American and pose an existential threat to our democracy.

Ukraine has depended on reliable access to these systems in order to guide warfighters, drones, and cruise missiles as it works to repel Russia’s criminal and illegal invasion of its territory.