Kateryna Lisunova
@KaterynaLis • 34,762 subscribers
Journalist with Ukrainska Pravda & Media Advisor Razom for Ukraine, former Congressional and UN correspondent for VOA and BBC. EMAIL: [email protected]
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‼️MARCO RUBIO: Starshield is a contract with the U.S. military. It has nothing to do with Ukraine. I’m not sure Zelenskyy knows what he’s talking about. FACTS: The first contract to officially bring Starshield capabilities to Ukraine was signed between the U.S. Department of Defense (Pentagon) and SpaceX in June 2023. (It’s literally on Wikipedia and in numerous publicly available sources: —————————————————- FULL EXCHANGE: JOURNALIST: On Starshield, what’s going on? Because Elon Musk said it’s up to the president. SECRETARY MARCO RUBIO: Well, with Starshield or Starlink? JOURNALIST: Well, just both. SECRETARY MARCO RUBIO: Well, yeah, I know it’s confusing. So Starlink is a commercial product, okay? And so it’s regulated and handled as a commercial product. Starshield is a defense product, a military product. And as I said, I mean, that is something that we have, the United States military uses. It’s not, at this moment, available to Ukraine, and that’s under conversation. I mean, it’s under discussion right now how they would want to use it. JOURNALIST: No, but did the U.S. have anything to do with it not working in Ukraine at the moment? Zelenskyy said it was deliberate. SECRETARY MARCO RUBIO: No. Well, I don’t know what Zelenskyy said. I’m not sure Zelenskyy knows what he’s talking about, but it wasn’t deliberate. We had nothing to do with it. The United States, nobody ordered that Starlink speed be slowed down. It sort of happened. But my understanding is it’s been restored. It’s back to where it was before. JOURNALIST: That’s Starlink, though. They were using Starlink for their drones. Has Starshield been restored? SECRETARY MARCO RUBIO: Starshield is a totally different product. Starshield is… No, no. Starshield is a contract with the U.S. military. It has nothing to do with Ukraine. I know Ukraine wants access to Starshield. They do not have Starshield now. They’ve asked for access to it in order to conduct deep strikes inside of russia. They do not have access to it at this moment. Those are two different products. JOURNALIST: But do you have a theory as to why, obviously, Ukraine has reported disruptions? SECRETARY MARCO RUBIO: Yeah, I don’t know what their theory is, but it has nothing to do with the White House. I saw a report on that the other day. It’s just categorically false. No one at the White House ordered anyone to slow down internet or slow down speed so that certain drones couldn’t use it. But my understanding is it’s back up and running. That’s what I read. You know, that’s what we heard two days ago.
Kateryna Lisunova50,688 views • 17 hours ago
‼️TRUMP: Oil deal with Russia. That is a big deal. That is massive amounts of oil coming into our country, and I wanna thank President Putin. We have massive amounts of oil being, coming into our country. So, thank you. ————————————————— TRUMP: And by the way, I think you heard about the oil deal with Russia. That is a big deal. That is massive amounts of oil coming into our country, and I wanna thank President Putin, to be honest with you. We have massive amounts of oil being, coming into our country, and it's diesel, which is what we want. So, thank you. 1-JOURNALIST: President Zelensky said you're weak because of it. He just criticized you. TUMP: Who said that? 1-JOURNALIST: Zelensky, Ukrainian president, just said you're weak because of the deal with Russia. TRUMP: Okay. 2- JOURNALIST: President, Zelensky said the diesel deal is a weak move by a strong partner that will only prolong the war. TRUMP: By a strong what? 2-JOURNALIST: By a strong partner that will only prolong war. TRUMP: Well, we are a strong partner. 2-JOURNALIST: Will this embolden Putin? TRUMP: Well, no, we need oil for the world, and this is diesel, which is what we need, so we're very happy to get it. We're very happy to get it. Look, we need it. Oil prices are already dropping like a rock, so we're very happy to get it.
Kateryna Lisunova453,422 views • 9 days ago
ZELENSKYY: I just spoke with representatives of the U.S. president, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. Peace only comes through strength, through broad, wide cooperation. I thank everyone in America who supports Ukraine. Ordinary people always stand on the side of justice. “I just spoke with representatives of the U.S. president, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. In fact, our teams never stop communicating, and every day our teams are in touch. Obviously, there are many things that matter to all of us, and this war needs to end. We are doing everything possible to achieve that. We are trying to strengthen America’s position. Peace only comes through strength, through broad, wide cooperation. I thank everyone in America who supports us, Ukraine, and our people in this. Ordinary people always stand on the side of justice. Ukraine is ready to work, ready to work quickly, ready to work constructively, ready to work honestly. And this is exactly the approach we count on from all our partners, both European and American, without a doubt. Of course, we discussed the issue of air defense. This is primarily about Patriot deliveries, which depend on the United States and could save many lives. We are also preparing further diplomatic steps. I thank everyone who is with us, who is with Ukraine. Glory to Ukraine!” Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sun, Oct 18th.
Kateryna Lisunova35,216 views • 14 hours ago
‼️ ZELENSKYY: Today, F-16 fighter jets shoot down 55-60% of all intercepted jet-powered Shahed drones because Ukraine cannot rely on Starlink. “First, regarding the interception of reactive 'Shaheds.' We've been using our aviation very successfully. Today, there's an incoming supply of ammunition for the F-16, 20-millimeter rounds. I had meetings, there were discussions at our Ministry of Defense, and right now we're receiving the appropriate quantity, and it's very, very substantial. So right now we have it. We received additional contracts, and just now I received confirmation from partners. So the ammunition is coming for the F-16. Today, 55-60% of all downed reactive 'Shaheds' are being taken down by aviation. That's first. It's a good solution, and it works. Thanks to our guys, our pilots. And to partners, of course. We also have a few more solutions: cheaper rockets that are starting to work, several new solutions, and they will soon be with us in Ukraine from partners, as well as our domestically produced ones, and they are already working. We also have Turel's, as you know, and we've started producing them, and it's no longer just single numbers, we're already talking about dozens. We will be scaling up production. Regarding Greece and other countries, I can't share the details. I spoke yesterday, and today I'm in Kyiv, and yesterday all day and the evening before, we spoke with Europeans about the possibilities of European air defense packages, including PAC-2, PAC-3 for Patriots. There will be news, there will be results. Yes, I'm confident about that. Well, we'll share all the details later, about what we can” Ukraine President on Sat, Oct 17, 2026.
Kateryna Lisunova61,914 views • 1 day ago
‼️TRUMP: I think actually Putin wants to make a deal more than Zelenskyy. ————————————————— Great. questions by Oskar Górzyński btw - give him a follow OSKAR GORZYNSKI: How are you going to make Putin abide by the ceasefire? PRESIDENT TRUMP: Well, I think what’s happening is he (Putin) wants to make a deal, and we have to get Zelenskyy to want to make a deal. OSKAR GORZYNSKI: But how? PRESIDENT TRUMP: Where are you from? OSKAR GORZYNSKI: Poland. PRESIDENT TRUMP: Oh. Well, you’re from Poland, you know, your president’s a good friend of mine. You know I endorsed him, and he won. You know that. OSKAR GORZYNSKI: I know that. But how… PRESIDENT TRUMP: So it can’t be too bad a question. OSKAR GORZYNSKI: Where do you see his (Putin’s) willingness to make a deal when he’s striking Ukraine, striking cities? PRESIDENT TRUMP: I think they’re gonna make a deal. I think actually Putin wants to make a deal more than Zelenskyy. OSKAR GORZYNSKI: But what reason do you have? Monday, Oct 12, 2026
Kateryna Lisunova204,848 views • 6 days ago
‼️ ZELENSKYY: For the first time in the war, an enemy position was captured entirely by ground robotic systems and drones - without any infantry. A robot entered the most dangerous zones instead of a soldier and took the positions. «The future is here, on the battlefield, and Ukraine is creating it. These are our ground robotic systems. For the first time in this war's history, an enemy position was taken exclusively by unmanned GRS platforms and drones. The occupiers surrendered, and this operation was completed without infantry involvement and without losses on our side. Ratel, Termite, Ardal, Lynx, Zmiy, Protector, Volya and other GRS completed over 22 000 missions at the front in just 3 months. In other words, over 22 000 times lives were saved. A robot went into the most dangerous zones instead of a soldier» - Zelenskyy’s address to the workers of Ukraine’s defense-industrial complex. April 13th, 2026.
Kateryna Lisunova5,118,033 views • 6 months ago
‼️ZELENSKYY: We will not sell our weapons like we did in the 1990s. Instead, we will share our knowledge and expertise in exchange for long-term, mutually beneficial security partnerships with Ukraine. “We're building new partnerships on weapons differently than in the nineties or two thousands, when Ukrainian weapons and forces were sold off like it's Black Friday. We're not holding a fire sale of our weapons or emptying our warehouses. We're offering a security partnership that's long-term and profitable for Ukraine” - Zelenskyy’s address to the workers of Ukraine’s defense-industrial complex. April 13th, 2026.
Kateryna Lisunova2,406,563 views • 6 months ago
Very emotional moment from the interview with Zelenskyy. You should watch this. JOURNALIST: Do you miss being an actor? ZELENSKYY:?I miss being a good father. JOURNALIST: When your children were little, what did you tell them the most? What was the thing that you told them the most when they were small? ZELENSKYY: I love you. JOURNALIST: And what do you tell them now that they're older? ZELENSKYY: Oh, I miss you. JOURNALIST: When was the last time you cried? ZELENSKYY: I will try to do it after our interview. No, I mean this, between us. I'm a normal man and then there are a lot of different moments, between us, almost each day, a lot of losses on the battlefield and civilians, and there are absolutely crazy attacks on our people. And I'm just, it's… I mean, It's very difficult really, when I give orders (medals). I said about it. It's always difficult for me when I give orders (medals) to the mothers and fathers, who lost their children. In such moments, really, I often cry. JOURNALIST: Are you a hero? ZELENSKYY: No. JOURNALIST: So who is your hero? ZELENSKYY:?My hero? My children, my army, our army, and Ukrainian people. So I'm a part… I'm also a Ukrainian, so I'm a part of our nation. But now our nation, I think, that our nation is absolutely heroic.
Kateryna Lisunova1,254,128 views • 4 months ago
‼️All of this is just from tonight in Kyiv, Thursday, August 20, 2026. People have already been killed and injured. The world sees. The world knows. The world has air defense systems capable of protecting Ukrainians, but it is not giving them to Ukraine. The world has excuses.
Kateryna Lisunova362,235 views • 2 months ago
‼️THIS IS INTERESTING — ZELENSKYY: Some European leaders told me they had spoken to Chinese officials, and China responded to Russian calls to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine with an ultimatum, stating that there cannot even be any thoughts of using nuclear weapons. “President Trump and I talked about China, their role in the war, their involvement or potential involvement, and their capabilities. With all due respect, I'd like these details to stay just between me and the President of the United States. But overall, we talked a lot about Ukraine at the (NATO) summit. We also talked a lot about the Middle East and China. We spoke with several European leaders about China's role in ending the war. Then the situation changed a bit. Some European leaders told me they had spoken to Chinese officials, and China responded very seriously, very harshly, and very clearly to the calls in the Russian media about certain capabilities, including the possible use of nuclear weapons. I believe, you've heard those voices in Russian media saying: "What if we respond to Ukrainian strikes with nuclear weapons?" It's important to emphasize, that not just the Europeans, not just America, but China, and I think this is the first time, they responded very clearly and harshly, they reacted directly, as the leaders told me, in an ultimatum form, stating there can't even be thoughts of using nuclear weapons” - Ukrainian President in an audio comment to journalists on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
Kateryna Lisunova529,319 views • 3 months ago
‼️BREAKING: ZELENSKYY RESPONDED TO INDIAN PM AND OTHERS WHO UNFAIRLY CONDEMNED UKRAINE FOR A STAGED ATTACK ON PUTIN'S DACHA "You know what honestly causes confusion and, well, uncomfortable feelings? That representatives from India, the Emirates, and several other countries condemned supposed drone strikes on Putin's residence that never even happened. But where's their condemnation? By the way, condemnation of the fact that they're bombing our children and killing our people this whole time. I don't hear anything from India or the Emirates about that, to be honest," - Zelenskyy said to journalists on Tuesday, Dec. 30.
Kateryna Lisunova1,539,933 views • 9 months ago
‼️KUSHNER: When we did the trilateral negotiations, actually Steve and I enjoyed it much more, because everyone was speaking, you know in RUSSIAN to each other and really discussing these issues. In a very actually friendly manner, all in RUSSIAN. ————————————————— This is why you need a real diplomat to manage negotiations. One of the most insensitive and offensive things you can say in a room full of Ukrainians is that “everyone was lovely speaking russian.” Making Ukrainians speak russian is humiliating and feeds russian propaganda that Ukrainians and russians are “one nation with one language.” The very fact that so many Ukrainians know russian is the result of centuries of occupation, russification, and bans on the Ukrainian language imposed by Moscow. Today, Ukrainian POWs are forced to speak russian as part of their abuse in captivity. Their families are forbidden from writing letters to them in Ukrainian. For Ukrainians in captivity, their language is one of the last forms of freedom and identity they still have, and they will be brutally beaten for speaking it or even singing a Ukrainian song. The same goes for the occupied territories, especially Donbas, which russia wants to seize in its entirety so badly. ————————————————— “One thing Steve and I, really thought would be productive is to go back to the trilateral format, which we were able to do about six months ago. And we've spoken with both parties, and so hopefully we'll have progress on that very soon. I think that's important to talk about the big issues obviously, but also some of the some of the de-escalatory issues, that could be done as well. When we did the trilateral, actually Steve and I enjoyed it much more, because we had everyone talking with each other. And instead of us having to argue the Russian position to the Ukrainians and the Ukrainians' position to the Russians, everyone was speaking, you know in Russian to each other and really discussing these issues. In a very actually friendly manner, all in Russian. And I think that was productive. So we're hoping to get back there” - Jared Kushner, U.S. special envoy.
Kateryna Lisunova195,162 views • 1 month ago
‼️A very interesting moment in the video released by the Kremlin showing negotiations between Putin, Ushakov, Witkoff, and Kushner. Putin personally says the so-called ceasefire supposedly started at midnight today, not on Sep. 6, which means it had already been violated by russia multiple times. Even more interestingly, Witkoff thanks Putin for securing a 3-day ceasefire, while Putin openly tells him that the 3-day ceasefire was Ukraine’s proposal and that russia never agreed to it. DIRECT SPEECH: WITKOFF: I wanna thank you for endorsing the no shoot policy in Kyiv and in Moscow for these three days that allowed us to be able to come here in a safe manner. PUTIN: We received this proposal through official channels, through the intelligence services, and through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. To cease strikes on Kyiv. I gave the appropriate order, and as of 00:00 today, no strikes on Kyiv have been carried out. I would like to note that the Ukrainian side has also significantly reduced strikes on the territory of the russian federation, by an order of magnitude, including on Moscow. The Ukrainian authorities published their own appeal for a broader three-day ceasefire. But we never agreed on that with them. But we will do everything within our power to ensure the safety of the negotiation process and the mediators, including you, and perhaps those accompanying you. JUST A FEW FACTS ABOUT russian ATTACKS ON SEP. 5: Kyiv region: 2 people were killed and 1 injured in a russian drone attack. Dnipropetrovsk region: russians attacked 6 districts. In total, 1 person was killed and 6 injured. Zhytomyr region: A russian attack caused a fire at a business. No casualties were reported. Odesa region: russian drones struck infrastructure, causing a fire at a food storage warehouse. No casualties were reported. And these are only a few examples. I’m not even mentioning the strikes on Kyiv throughout the day, including the one happening right now. The link to the website of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine is here:
Kateryna Lisunova185,648 views • 1 month ago
‼️ZELENSKYY: MIDDLE EASTERN PARTNERS WILL FACE A SHORTAGE OF AIR DEFENSE. THEY’RE USING AIR DEFENSE AGAINST SHAHEDS. THERE ARE FAR MORE DRONES THAN MISSILES "If there's a long war, there will be a shortage of air defense. Middle Eastern partners will have a shortage of air defense then. You see they're using air defense against Shaheds. This shows that, well, look, there aren't as many missiles as Iran has drones, probably, so either way the consumption is very high. And so yes, these are risks for us, certainly, in terms of quantity. We haven't received any signals yet about program cuts, but we ourselves, thank God, can think logically and understand what the risks might be", - Zelenskyy on Mon, Mar 2nd
Kateryna Lisunova952,241 views • 7 months ago
‼️MIDDLE EAST WAR EXPLAINED: A VERY INTERESTING EXPLANATION FROM ZELENSKYY OF WHAT THE WAR IN IRAN COULD LOOK LIKE IF IT DOESN’T STOP SOON "Right now we're seeing a massive attack. We talked about this. The world isn't ready. No Patriot air defense systems, even with as many batteries as the Middle East has, could withstand the number of Shaheds that Ukraine handles today. Why? Well, because 300, 500 is just impossible. There aren't that many missiles. Yes, Middle Eastern countries are wealthy, they have stockpiles, they have a lot, but eventually it all runs out. And how many PAC-3 anti-ballistic missiles are produced worldwide? 50-60 per month are produced in the United States. The largest primary manufacturer of these missiles. So this is a serious challenge. We need different weapons, we need to know how aviation fights drones, the experience that Ukrainians have. We need mobile fire groups, interceptor drones, the right systems and systems - what we have, - we change systems every six months, well, problems arise every year or two, and sometimes every three months at certain facilities - electronic systems, electronic warfare, radio-electronic warfare. Who in peacetime in the relevant countries we're talking about, who will be changing electronic warfare systems every six months? No one will. Of course, today they work, but in six months with new technologies, they no longer work. A very, very big challenge", - Zelenskyy on Mon, Mar 2nd
Kateryna Lisunova924,436 views • 7 months ago
‼️Something very important is happening on the Mariupol direction. ZELENSKYY: A Ukrainian soldier from Mariupol gave me this chevron, with a clear desire for Ukraine to return to Mariupol and to all of its territory. And we really, really want it to be so. This statement from Zelenskyy is especially symbolic, as Ukraine’s mid-range strike campaign is causing havoc to multiple critical Russian supply routes deep behind the front in southern Ukraine this month. Numerous Russian military transports have been hit on the E105, M14, and H20 highways connecting Rostov to Crimea, which is effectively disrupting supply lines to Mariupol and cutting off logistics to the area. "Dear Rivne region! Today I was here, with our soldiers, I awarded, our guys. Wounded soldiers who are recovering here. One of them from Mariupol, Maksym, gave me a chevron. Here is this chevron. He gave me this with a clear desire for Ukraine to return to Mariupol, to return to its entire land. And we really, really want it to be so. Thank you, thank you to all our soldiers, our defenders. Glory to Ukraine!"- Ukrainian President on Friday, May 22, 2026.
Kateryna Lisunova566,810 views • 4 months ago
TRUMP ON U.S. AMMUNITION STOCKPILES: Biden gave a lot to Ukraine, so we’re rebuilding our stockpiles. But we have a lot. I’d like to have even more, to be honest, but so much was given to Ukraine under Biden - numbers nobody’s ever seen before. So we’re rebuilding very rapidly. —————————————————- JOURNALIST:Are you concerned about depleting stockpiles if there is a broadening conflict with Iran? TRUMP: No, we have plenty. We have a lot of ammunition, different types. You know, Biden gave a lot to Ukraine, and so we're building that up, but we have a lot. We have a lot of the mid-level stuff too, I mean, more than we could ever use, no matter what. But we have a lot. I'd like to have more, to be honest, but so much was given to Ukraine by Biden. When I left, the cupboards were full. When I came here with Obama, he didn't buy ammunition. We had very little, and I got it built. Now, as soon as I left, they gave a lot of it to Ukraine. I mean, numbers that nobody's ever seen before. So we're building it very rapidly. Plants are being built a lot of equipment's being built. The Patriots in particular are being built. The THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) system is going up. We have a lot. Every one of our contractors is building 4 to 5 plants right now. And we're in very good shape. But, for some of the more sophisticated stuff, we'd certainly like to have more. Biden gave a lot of it away.
Kateryna Lisunova296,282 views • 2 months ago
‼️TRUMP: I think it's time for Ukraine to get a new President. He (Zelenskyy) could've made many deals, and for some reason he never does. “Well, I agree with you. And you know what I suggest? I suggest they get a new leader who can make a deal. Because he (Zelenskyy) could've made many deals, and for some reason he never does. And let me go a step further. If I were president, you wouldn't have ever had that war. That war would have never started. There was no reason that that war with Ukraine and Russia started. It started due to incompetence. Should have never started. You wouldn't have lost 30% of your country already. You've lost 30% of your country, and you've had over a million people killed. Between the two of them, over two million people killed. That's a war that should have never started, and I think it's time for Ukraine to get a new President” U.S. President, Donald Trump, on Sat, Oct 10, 2026.
Kateryna Lisunova31,500 views • 8 days ago
‼️ZELENSKYY: The U.S. produces only 60 anti-ballistic missiles a month. Since 2022, Ukraine has sought a license to manufacture them and double output for the U.S., but those requests were rejected. Kyiv is now moving to produce its own anti-ballistic missiles domestically. ZELENSKYY: The United States produces 60 (antiballistic) missiles a month. I asked, starting with Biden: "Give me the license, I promise we'll double your production." JOURNALIST: Are we ready to produce them ourselves? ZELENSKYY: I really wanted to, yes, we were ready. Do we even have the capacity? Yes, we're absolutely ready for this, yes. Missiles. We're talking about (antiballistic) missiles, not systems, yes. Ukrainian President on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
Kateryna Lisunova559,179 views • 5 months ago
On Sat evening, Dec. 27, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his negotiating team arrived in Miami, Florida, before traveling to Mar-a-Lago to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump. They were greeted by Ukraine’s Ambassador, Olga Stefanishyna, her deputy Denys Sienik, and Colonel Andrii Melnyk. The meeting is scheduled for 1:00 PM EST / 20:00 Kyiv time. Journalists are expected to be escorted to the location at 11:00 AM EST / 18:00 Kyiv time. Both Ukrainian and American media will be covering the event. Media coverage will follow the traditional format: journalists will cover the opening remarks at the beginning and possibly a joint press conference at the end. If there is no joint press conference between the two leaders after the meeting, President Zelenskyy will still hold a separate conversation with journalists at his hotel.
Kateryna Lisunova897,020 views • 9 months ago