Trump called Elon Musk and asked him to lift Ukraine Starlink restrictions: WSJ
Trump pressed Elon Musk to remove the cap after officials said it had slowed Ukrainian drones and battlefield communications, and the system later worked more normally.
- 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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Trump says Musk has restored Ukraine’s access to Starshield military communications
WASHINGTON, Oct 23 — The Starshield military communications system is “back” in Ukraine, Donald Trump said yesterday after the Wall Street Journal reported the US president asked tech billionaire Elon Musk to restore the service, which is vital to Kyiv’s forces.“I don’t want to comment on it, you know, whether I called or whether somebody else called—doesn’t make any difference,” Trump told journalists when asked about the report.“I guess the bo…
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…
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