Steny Hoyer: “Intimidation efforts such as these are un-American and pose an existential threat to our democracy.”

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

It is unacceptable that their lives were put in danger. Intimidation efforts such as these are un-American and pose an existential threat to our democracy.

We must not - and will not - allow them to prevent us from fulfilling our commitment to serving our communities.

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.