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President Zelenskyy confirmed Ukraine is developing a satellite communications system similar to Starlink to counter technology transfers between Russia and China. In response to Ukraine's call for US sanctions, former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev warned that any obstruction of Russia's Rassvet satellites would trigger full-scale space warfare, specifically threatening Starlink satellites. The exchange highlights growing competition between Moscow and Kyiv over satellite and communications technology critical to the war effort.