Elon Musk ordered a slowdown of Starlink in Ukraine — report
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Elon Musk "capped the speeds at which Ukrainian hardware could stay connected to the satellite-based network," the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Tech billionaire Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of a military-grade version of SpaceX's Starlink satellite service that Ukraine relies on, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing US officials.
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Kyiv uses Starlink for battlefield communications and drone operations. Restricting the service means restricting the country's attack and defense missions against Russia.
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Last week, Musk capped the speeds at which Ukrainian hardware could stay connected to the satellite-based network, the report said, citing unnamed sources. The move rendered some offensive drones and interceptor drones virtually useless, it added.
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Two people told the Journal that Musk and US President Donald Trump discussed the Starlink decision in a call soon after the slowdown became public.
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Some US officials, the report said, believed Musk acted unilaterally and that Trump did not specifically order retribution against Ukraine.
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However, one person familiar with the situation said Musk spoke with multiple senior administration officials, including Trump, before imposing the speed cap.
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Both Musk and Trump have expressed anger at Ukraine for attacking Russian diesel refineries in recent weeks, which the president blames for high energy prices.
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The report also comes after Trump's comments last week that he did not think either he or Musk was responsible for Ukraine losing Starlink access.
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Musk had said that any limits on speed or use were decided by the US military or the president.
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Musk, SpaceX, and the White House are yet to respond to the report.
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US envoy Steve Witkoff is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday after what a US official called "constructive" talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Norway, as Trump said it was time for Ukraine to end the war.
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