Crossfiled1 outlets · filed 18 October 2026
Mike Turner calls for investigation into Ukraine’s loss of Starlink access
Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) called for an investigation into Ukrainian forces losing access to a military version of Starlink temporarily last week. Appearing on CBS News’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, Turner was asked if Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying the outage “sort of happened” was sufficie
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Both outlets frame the story as a call for an investigation into a Starlink disruption affecting Ukraine’s military use. The Hill makes Mike Turner the lead and notes the issue came up on CBS News’s Face the Nation, while Newsweek broadens the framing to Republicans more generally.
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