Nikita Shenderovsky13:00, 26.10.26

Earlier, media reported that the head of the Pentagon may leave his post after the US midterm elections.

US Democratic Senator Adam Schiff said that US Defense Secretary Pete Hegsett should testify before the Senate over the Starlink disruption in Ukraine , as it disrupted Defense Forces operations. He said this on NBC .

He said this could happen if Democrats regain control of the Senate. He also said that someone else who knows why the restrictions were imposed could be called for questioning.

The publication recalls the words of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that the decision to restrict Starlink came from the US government. While, according to media reports, Trump personally called Elon Musk and asked him to lift restrictions on his company’s satellite services.

“The president says one thing, Elon Musk says another, and they both say different things at different times. Someone is lying here. Maybe they’re all lying in different ways, but we need to find out,” Schiff stressed, adding that “the richest man in the world should not be controlling our national security interests.”

Hegset’s prospects in office

Foreign Policy previously reported that after the midterm elections in the United States, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth could face impeachment . The publication noted that the reasons for this are the war in Iran and operations against drug cartels in South America. Against the background of these events, Hegseth is accused of violating two major laws: the War Powers Resolution and the War Crimes Act.

The Kyiv Independent reported that Hegset is personally delaying the transfer of a batch of Patriot missiles to Ukraine . Journalists reported that the official has contracts on his desk for the supply of Patriot interceptor missiles to Ukraine, but he is not signing them.

(C)UNIAN 2026