US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Ukraine “would not exist” without US support, including under the Trump administration. Responding to a Wall Street Journal report that Elon Musk ordered Starlink slowed, a system Ukraine uses to counter Russian aerial attacks, Rubio said the US neither knew in advance nor directed it, and cannot control how a private company runs its product. He said negotiations are focused on the fate of Donbas and that “both sides will have to give up something.” President Zelensky said he discussed intelligence sharing and Starlink access with envoy Steve Witkoff, whose trip also aims to plan a three-way meeting between US, Ukrainian and Russian leaders.
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Original headline: Mỹ nói Ukraine sẽ không thể tồn tại nếu thiếu sự hậu thuẫn từ Washington
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