Democratic Senators Order Musk to Preserve Records over Ukraine Starlink Access: Report
The lawmakers want records on communications with the White House and Pentagon after reports that service limits affected Ukrainian military operations.
- On Friday, Democratic senators demanded that SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk preserve all records regarding restrictions on Ukraine's use of Starlink and Starshield satellite services, The Wall Street Journal reported.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reported renewed disruptions to Starshield communications on Thursday, following earlier outages that limited the military's operating speed to 161 kilometers per hour and hindered efforts to intercept Russian drones.
- Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Chris Coons wrote that "the October and November restrictions now raise the disturbing possibility that these vulnerabilities persist even within systems on which the U.S. government relies," criticizing the company's "opaque decision-making."
- Lawmakers gave Musk until November 30 to confirm that "all appropriate preservation measures have been implemented," seeking communications between SpaceX, the White House, and the Pentagon since September 1.
- Democrats, who gained at least eight seats in the Senate, plan to make SpaceX's role in the war a key issue when Congress convenes in January to investigate the White House's involvement.
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Ukraine complained about speed restrictions on the satellite Internet, which it uses to defend against Russian drones.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Song Jin-won = The Democratic Party, having won the U.S. midterm elections, has announced an investigation into the controversy over the restriction of Ukraine's StarShield satellite communications service...
US Democratic senators demand Elon Musk to keep documents and correspondence regarding Starlink and Starshield restrictions for Ukraine. Congress plans to find out who made the relevant decisions and whether the Trump administration was involved.
American Democrats Want to Know Why Starlink Didn't Work in Ukraine. What I'm Asking Elon Musk (WSJ)
The Senate Democrats asked Elon Musk, the General Manager of SpaceX, to keep all documents related to the restriction of Starlink/Starshield service in Ukraine, Wall Street Journal (WSJ), quoted a letter to which the publication had access.
Democratic Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Chris Coons have asked Elon Musk to preserve all documents related to restrictions on the use of Starlink and Starshield satellite services by Ukraine. They are demanding that they receive written confirmation by November 30 that all necessary measures have been taken to preserve the documentation. The request covers documents and correspondence from SpaceX since September 1. The senators are asking for com…
Senate Democrats demand Musk keep Starlink data in Ukraine US Senate Democrats have asked Elon Musk to keep documents about Starlink and <p>Starshield in Ukraine. They plan to investigate SpaceX's role in the war.</p>
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