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Key updates ‘Problems Must Be Solved, Not Hidden’: Zelensky Slams Officials Over Days-Long Blackouts as Ukraine Faces Harsh Winter Zelensky Says Starshield Restrictions Remain as 105 US Congressmen Demand Ukraine’s Access Be Restored ‘I Know the Russians Don’t Want Me’: Kallas Warns Europe Against Putin’s Trap in Ukraine Peace Talks President Volodymyr Zelensky sharply criticized Ukrainian officials over prolonged electricity outages in Bila Tserkva and Brovary, where residents went days without power despite misleading reports from local authorities. His warning came as DTEK chief executive Maxim Timchenko warned that Russia’s intensified missile and drone attacks could cause far greater damage to Ukraine’s energy infrastructure this winter. President Volodymyr Zelensky sharply criticized Ukrainian officials Friday, Nov. 13, after residents of Bila Tserkva and Brovary spent days without electricity while local authorities provided misleading reports. In his evening address, Zelensky described the situation in the two cities in Kyiv region as “absolutely unacceptable,” revealing that he had confronted government officials during a coordination meeting over the prolonged outages. President Volodymyr Zelensky said US-operated Starshield restrictions remain in place, limiting Ukraine’s ability to intercept Russian drones. The bipartisan Congressional Ukraine Caucus, speaking on behalf of 105 House members, demanded that the Trump administration and SpaceX explain the disruptions and restore full access. Two US senators also called for congressional oversight, while SpaceX denied making changes to its service. President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Friday, Nov. 13, that US-operated Starshield restrictions remain in place along Ukraine’s front line and across Russian-occupied territory, hampering Ukrainian drone defenses even as 105 members of the US House of Representatives demanded that the Trump administration and SpaceX immediately restore full access to the satellite system. In his evening address, Zelensky said Ukraine’s defense minister and commander-in-chief had confirmed that speed restrictions were continuing to undermine efforts to intercept Russian jet-powered Shahed drones. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warned Europe against falling into Russia’s negotiating trap by discussing Moscow’s security demands before securing a ceasefire in Ukraine. She rejected Russia’s claims of security concerns, called for Europe to present its own maximum demands, and pushed back against Kremlin opposition to her participation in peace negotiations. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warned Friday, Nov. 13, that Russia is attempting to draw Europe into negotiations over the continent’s security architecture while sidestepping the urgent need for a ceasefire in Ukraine. “We have one aggressor and one victim, and the aggressor does not have security concerns. Nobody has ever attacked them. They have attacked others,” Kallas told reporters ahead of an informal EU leaders’ meeting in Dublin.