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On CBS News, Crenshaw says Ukraine needs permission, not Starshield

Major Garrett's interview examines satellite access, Russian missile sites and the leverage Washington brings to negotiations.

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Rep. Dan Crenshaw calls for restoration of Ukraine's SpaceX satellite access

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0:44Crenshaw argues that targeting Russian missile launch sites is defensive protection for Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure.
2:24Crenshaw says Starshield lacks sufficient infrastructure and that permission to use Starlink is the central issue.
4:16He rejects Witkoff's description of Putin as a humanitarian while supporting the prisoner release.
5:14Crenshaw supports keeping sanctions in place and argues that negotiating leverage requires strength.

CBS News puts a practical question to Rep. Dan Crenshaw: could a different satellite service resolve the restrictions on Ukraine's military communications? In his conversation with Major Garrett on The Takeout, the Texas Republican argues that switching systems is not the immediate answer. Restoring permission to use Starlink is.

Crenshaw says the government-focused Starshield service does not yet have sufficient infrastructure to replace it. He also argues that using satellite access to target Russian ballistic missile launchers is defensive, because those weapons threaten Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure. Garrett then broadens the interview to sanctions and diplomacy, with Crenshaw defending continued economic pressure on Russia while supporting prisoner-release negotiations.

That interview is the most watched of CBS News' new uploads this week. Elsewhere in its fifteen-upload lineup, Aaron Navarro recaps the final Michigan Senate debate between Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers, while Camilo Montoya-Galvez examines how immigration enforcement could affect Republican voting in Texas. The Takeout also turns to campaign advertising in Ohio and a Maine town hall featuring Troy Jackson and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Across the catalog, CBS News added about 24 million views over seven days, while its subscriber count stayed unchanged. Daily viewing is now running at nearly three times its usual level. Among nearby broadcasters, News24 also had a substantial week, while The Telegraph's daily viewing was slightly below its usual pace. For CBS News, the week's most-watched new interview makes the distinction between access to technology and permission to use it its central issue.

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