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Russian Security Council says Starlink/Oneweb satellite services pose risk to sovereign countries, RIA reports

By Thomson Reuters Nov 6, 2026 | 5:49 AM

MOSCOW, Nov 6 (Reuters) – Experts on Russia’s Security ​Council ‌have said that Western satellite communications services such ‌as ​Starlink ⁠and OneWeb could ⁠be used to destabilise the socio-political situation ​in sovereign countries, Russia’s ⁠state ⁠RIA news agency ​reported on Friday.

The ​statement followed a ‌gathering of the experts on Friday ⁠where they discussed information security issues and ⁠the ‌use of ⁠Russia’s own ​low ‌orbit satellite ​system, RIA reported.

(Reporting ⁠by Reuters; Writing by Gleb Stolyarov; Editing by Andrew ​Osborn )