Zelensky: Musk in Contact With Putin Since War’s Start
- In a Nov. 2 PBS NewsHour interview, President Volodymyr Zelensky said he repeatedly asked President Donald Trump to lift restrictions on SpaceX's Starshield system, arguing Ukraine could use it to strike Russian ballistic missile launchers.
- Restrictions in mid-October disrupted Ukrainian drone operations against Russian Shahed drones, with connectivity losses occurring when drones reached speeds of approximately 130 kilometers per hour.
- Zelensky told Trump that expanded Starshield access would reduce reliance on Patriot air defenses, which remain in limited supply due to competing commitments in the Middle East.
- Trump expressed support but told Zelensky the decision depended largely on Elon Musk's SpaceX, while Musk previously stated that Washington controls the Starshield restrictions.
- Zelensky questioned whether Musk acted alone, suggesting the decision followed discussions between SpaceX and American officials, stating, "I don't know who from American side, from the government, did it.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Elon Musk had been in contact not only with him but also with Russian President Vladimir Putin since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Zelensky assessed that some of Musk's previous messages about Ukraine were not pro-Ukrainian
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Selenskyy calls for Trump's free hand at Starshield and doubts that Musk could impose restrictions without U.S. involvement.
Kill the archer, not the arrows: Ukraine asked Trump again and again to free Starshield against Russia’s ballistic launchers
The Ukrainian president argues that hunting the launchers inside Russia would save more lives than waiting for Patriot interceptors that will never be enough.
I asked Trump 3 or 4 times to lift Starshield restrictions so we could attack Russian ballistic missile launchers,
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has discussed with Trump on several occasions the possibility of expanding the use of the Starshield system to strike Russian ballistic missile launchers.
“I don't know”: Zelensky answered whether Elon Musk wants Ukraine's victory <p>Zelensky said he doesn't know if Musk supports Ukraine's victory. The last time they communicated was at the beginning of a full-scale Invasion.</p>
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