Hegseth says Ukraine posture unchanged, but ‘our guys’ need interceptors too
- Elon Musk reportedly ordered a slowdown of Starshield, a military-grade satellite communications service used by Ukraine, causing concern in Kyiv and confusion within the Trump administration.
- Sources gave conflicting accounts about whether Musk acted alone or discussed the slowdown with President Trump and other senior officials beforehand.
- The slowdown reportedly affected Ukraine’s drone defenses, while Ukrainian officials did not receive the usual Pentagon warnings about an incoming attack.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the United States had not changed its posture toward Ukraine but needed to preserve Patriot missile interceptors for U.S. forces.
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Elon Musk ordered the limitation of the services of the Starshield satellite network in Ukraine, reported on Tuesday the Wall Street Journal, after the multibillionaire claimed that any restriction of this system would, as a last resort, have been decided by Donald Trump.
An American newspaper revealed that Elon Mask was behind the slowing down of the military version of Starlink's program about Ukraine, confusing it in the face of Russia's rocket attacks.
Hegseth points to Starshield 'terms of service' in Ukraine speed cap dispute
War Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday suggested a violation of Starshield’s terms of service could have led to the speed of the communication systems used by Ukraine being throttled. The Cabinet official’s comments come as conflicting accounts have emerged over who ordered a slowdown of Starshield, the military version of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite network […]
Hegseth Says Ukraine Posture Unchanged, but 'Our Guys' Need Interceptors Too
The Hill Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday that the U.S. government’s posture toward Ukraine is unchanged, but emphasized that “our guys” need Patriot missiles interceptors too. “There’s a lot of things that have been said in the press that are not true about the Department of War,” Hegseth told reporters in Eau Claire, Wisc. when asked about reports of the Pentagon holding up some Patriot missile interceptor transfer from Kyiv al…
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth assured that US policy towards Ukraine has not changed. Washington has not given any instructions to restrict the provision of Starlink services to Ukraine.
(Washington = Yonhap News) Correspondent Park Sung-min = U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on the 20th (local time) that the military satellites provided by the U.S. government to Ukraine...
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