Amid Ukraine uproar, Musk says decisions to restrict Starshield up to president
Musk said Starshield limits are set by the Pentagon and the president as Ukraine faced a slowdown that disrupted military operations.
- SpaceX founder Elon Musk stated on X that Starshield systems are owned and controlled by Washington, attributing recent Starlink speed restrictions in Ukraine to decisions by the US military and President Donald Trump.
- These tensions follow reports that Trump brokered a diesel import deal with Moscow, defying global sanctions, while threatening intelligence cuts to Kyiv if Ukrainian negotiators rejected pro-Russian ceasefire terms.
- On Tuesday, Russia fired 39 ballistic missiles and 120 drones at Ukrainian targets, leaving 600,000 people without power. Ukrainian presidential adviser Serhiy Beskrestnov said, "Our defence forces did not receive a warning about this limitation" regarding Starlink disruptions.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told media host Piers Morgan on Wednesday that he felt "betrayed" by the US, urging Musk to undo the "mistake" and prevent a "huge tactical problem" from leaving civilians exposed to greater Russian attacks.
- Analysts warn these developments signal a broader shift in US foreign policy undermining Western security. Critics view the diesel deal and Starlink restrictions as coordinated pressure on Ukraine to surrender amid the midterm elections.
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According to Ukraine, SpaceX, Elon Musk's company, restricted Starshield's services. The satellite system derived from Starlink but military grade, during the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, which hindered drone attack missions and Ukrainian air defenses. Musk suggested that Donald Trump's government was behind any slowdown in the system for Kiev.
Elon Musk has claimed that any slowdown in the operation of the Starshield military network in Ukraine is due to decisions by the US government and not SpaceX, his company. Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had called for the restoration of Starlink. What Elon Musk said about Starshield In a post on Platform X, the billionaire clarified that the Starshield systems belong to the US government and are under its control. As he stated,…
Ukraine says Starlink restriction disrupting military as Musk claims US controls those systems
By Victoria Butenko, Jessie Yeung, Lauren Kent, Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Ukrainian authorities say Starlink has restricted some military internet services, disrupting operations amid an escalating dispute with the Trump administration. Ukrainian authorities said they were caught off-guard by restrictions on the military-grade version of Elon Musk’s Starlink, called Starshield. Starshield systems
Billionaire Elon Musk, the SpaceX owner, who owns the Starlink internet system, says that he was not the one who imposed restrictions on Starlink in Ukraine and suggests that Donald Trump is behind this decision, which prevented Kiev from defending itself against Russian missiles.
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