Trump Says neither He nor Musk Responsible for Ukraine Loss of Starlink Access
Trump said neither he nor Elon Musk ordered limits on Starlink service for Ukraine, as Reuters reported the White House approved a reduction.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump denied that he or Elon Musk were responsible for restricted Starlink access in Ukraine, stating, "And from what I understand, it's the same as it's always been."
- Ukrainian officials reported on Tuesday and Wednesday that SpaceX restricted Starshield, a military-grade version of Starlink, without warning, impeding military operations and civilian defense against intensifying attacks by Russia.
- The restrictions cut off connectivity for drones or other vehicles traveling above 160 kilometers per hour; Starshield uses the Starlink constellation as its backbone, developed for United States government and Defense customers.
- Reuters reported on Thursday that the White House approved the reduction, while Musk pinned responsibility on President Trump; Poland's Radoslaw Sikorski criticized the move, stating, "As your European customers, we are watching you."
- SpaceX shares are down about 11% this week amid the service dispute; Musk serves as an advisor to the Pentagon on technology through Project Meridian, though the company did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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Trump Says He Didn’t Restrict Ukraine’s Starshield
“President Donald Trump said he didn’t order limitations on Ukraine’s access to SpaceX’s Starshield satellite technology and didn’t think Elon Musk did so either,” Bloomberg reports. Said Trump: “It wasn’t me and I don’t think it was Elon. I don’t know if it was anybody.”
EADaily, 16 October 2026 Donald Trump denied that he or Mask had restricted Ukraine ' s access to Starlink, which he told journalists.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that neither he nor Elon Musk are responsible for Ukraine's loss of access to Starlink's satellite communications services, which affected Kiev's ability to carry out military operations against Russia. Read also: Order to limit Starshield in Ukraine would have departed from inside the White House Putin says Russia is creating ‘unnegotiated security zone in Ukraine Pope Leo XIV appeals for a city in Ukr…
The American president stressed that he had a good relationship with Zelensky.
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