US Government's Ongoing Pressure on Musk to Modify Starlink Services in Ukraine and Beyond Revealed

10/24/2026

Well before the throttling this month of Ukraine's military access to Elon Musk's satellite communications system, the Biden and Trump

10/24/2026

By Erin Banco and Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Well before the throttling this month of Ukraine's military access to Elon Musk's satellite communications system, the Biden and...

10/24/2026

The Biden and Trump administrations had asked SpaceX to turn the service on or off in various countries.

10/24/2026

The Trump administration's insistence that it has no say over Elon Musk's satellite network just ran headlong into a damning new account.Reuters reported Friday that the Biden and Trump...

10/22/2026

Elon Musk, a critic of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, had ordered the slowdown of SpaceX's Starlink, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.

10/22/2026

Top Trump administration officials are starting to point fingers squarely at SpaceX founder Elon Musk for the decision to slow down his company’s Starlink satellite internet services and its...

10/23/2026

Ukraine’s problems with Starlink came after Trump announced a deal to buy Russian diesel and waived new sanctions on Moscow. Trump also told Ukraine to stop its attacks on Russian oil refineries...

10/23/2026

Speed restrictions on Starlink communication systems in Ukraine remained in place, Ukrainian officials said on Friday, contradicting US President Donald Trump's ​statement that the services had...

10/23/2026

Volodymyr Zelensky said Starlink and Starshield are still running slowly, despite President Donald Trump saying he would speak to Elon Musk about the problem.

10/23/2026

Soldiers and government officials say connections continued to fail if drones fly at high speeds.

10/23/2026

Kyiv accuses Washington of intentionally slowing technology crucial for intercepting Russian attacks

10/23/2026

The drone unit he leads has been helping push back Russian troops on the front lines in southeastern Ukraine.

10/23/2026

Trump said he had been told the issue was resolved but would intervene if problems persisted.

10/23/2026

10/23/2026

"Elon will never do anything wrong. I know him very well, he is a fair person," the U.S. President said

10/23/2026

Donald Trump has defended Elon Musk amid the Ukraine Starlink controversy, calling him a 'very good' and 'fair' person.

10/22/2026

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10/23/2026

Ukraine uses Starlink for battlefield communications and drone operations. Restricting the satellite service ​hampered the country's attack and air defence drone missions against Russia

10/23/2026

The Wall Street Journal reported earlier that Trump had called Musk and asked him to lift restrictions on Ukraine's use of the satellite internet service.

10/22/2026

President Donald Trump reportedly called Elon Musk on Wednesday to press him to remove restrictions on a critical satellite communications system used by Ukraine's military, following days of...

10/23/2026

President Trump said he did not speak to Elon Musk about the tech leader's decision to restrict Starlink access for Ukraine but warned he will do so if access is not restored. "I have not spoken...

10/23/2026

Ukrainian officials said that the system remains throttled and that their questions have gone unanswered.

10/23/2026

A slowdown in SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network last week disrupted Ukraine’s drone operations against the Russian army.

10/23/2026

Ukraine’s military on Friday struggled with a still-slowed Starlink satellite system despite President Trump’s promise a day earlier that SpaceX owner Elon Musk had restored the service....

10/23/2026

Recent restrictions on Starshield satellite systems in Ukraine have sparked a blame game among Trump administration officials and Elon Musk, with no clear accountability.

10/23/2026

Musk had previously said that "any limits on speed or usage" of Starshield systems — which are operated by his SpaceX company — were "decided by the U.S. military and ultimately POTUS," referring...

10/23/2026

Recent efforts to throttle Ukraine's access to satellite systems have created a blame game of sorts among Trump administration officials and their allies, who have offered mixed messages about...

10/23/2026

Questions swirled since last week about interruptions to the satellite internet system that Ukraine has relied on to counter Moscow's attacks.

10/23/2026

Following a wave of fierce backlash, President Donald Trump claimed Thursday that Ukraine’s access to SpaceX’s Starlink services had been fully restored — only to have that claim immediately...

10/22/2026

Donald Trump said on Thursday that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk had restored Ukraine's Starlink access but the US president declined to comment when asked whether he had spoken to the billionaire about...

10/22/2026

DONALD Trump says Elon Musk has reversed restrictions on Ukraine's Starlink service after last week's blackout left Kyiv defenceless against Russian strikes. The US president told the SpaceX...

10/23/2026

SpaceX's Starlink service in Ukraine had its speed throttled recently, causing disruptions to their defense operations during Russian attacks. What does this reveal about big tech's role in modern...

10/23/2026

Last week, Starshield - the version of SpaceX's Starlink used by the Ukrainian military - was throttled to block terminals traveling above certain speeds from accessing the service. The Ukrainian...

10/23/2026

With SpaceX imposing speed limits on Starlink in Ukraine and hampering military operations, Kyiv is looking for alternatives.

10/23/2026

Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday criticized a decision to restrict Ukraine's access to Elon Musk's military-grade satellite network, saying the move is costing lives.

10/22/2026

Here's what to know about Starlink and Starshield, the technologies Ukraine is relying on in the war against Russia.

10/22/2026

Governments or companies looking for an alternative to SpaceX's Starlink are faced with few options, as Amazon, Eutelsat and others are far behind.

10/22/2026

Last year you might recall how Elon Musk’s far right wing extremism (and endlessly incoherent behavior) had many countries reconsidering their use of his low-Earth orbit satellite company, St…

10/22/2026

Elon Musk’s reported restrictions on satellite services to Ukraine show the risks of India’s dependence on foreign-controlled technology; from satellite navigation to cloud computing and military...

10/22/2026

Ukraine lost over $1 million in weaponry after Starshield disruptions caused armed drones to fall from the sky, a report has claimed.

10/23/2026

Trump told reporters at the White House that he had not spoken to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk about the matter but, if access was not fixed, he would speak to him.

10/23/2026

US President Donald ​Trump said on Friday that if ‌there was still a problem with access to Starlink communication systems in Ukraine, he would get it ​straightened out.

10/23/2026

The network is used by the Ukrainian military, sources say, and Trump says "if there is a problem, I'll get it straightened out".