Trump called Elon Musk and asked him to lift Ukraine Starlink restrictions: WSJ
U.S. and Ukrainian officials said the satellite network began working more normally after Trump pressed Musk to remove the cap.
- On Thursday, The Wall Street Journal reported that President Donald Trump called Elon Musk, asking him to lift Starlink restrictions in Ukraine; Trump expressed frustration that speeds remained capped at around 100 mph.
- Ukraine relies on Starlink for essential battlefield communications and drone operations; restricting the satellite service previously hampered the country's attack and air defense drone missions against Russia.
- Following the Trump-Musk conversation, the system was working more normally on Thursday, according to Ukrainian officials cited by The Wall Street Journal.
- Some Ukrainian officials noted the system is working at higher speeds, though not at full functionality, and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed hopes for talks with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
- Decisions regarding Ukraine's access to Starlink were up to SpaceX and Musk, not the White House, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday.
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US President Donald Trump said Elon Musk had restored Ukraine's access to Starlink, but declined to say whether he had personally spoken to the entrepreneur about lifting the restrictions. "It doesn't matter if I called or someone else. In the end, he brought it back," Trump told reporters, quoted by the Associated Press. His statement came after restrictions on satellite communications raised serious concerns in Kiev and Washington. The restric…
Trump says Musk restored Ukraine's Starlink access
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk had restored Ukraine's Starlink access but the US president declined to comment when asked whether he had spoken to the billionaire about the matter. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier on Thursday that Trump had called Musk and asked him to lift restrictions on Ukraine's use of Starlink. "I don't want to comment on it, whether I called or whether somebody else called, doe…
For more than a week, the Ukrainian armed forces have been unable to use Elon Musk's satellite Internet properly. Neither Musk nor the White House want to be responsible for it. Now the system is supposed to work again, but President Trump may not say more about it.
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