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  ⚡️ Musk says he wasn’t the one who restricted Starlink — and hints that Trump is behind it “Starshield systems are owned and controlled by the US government. Any limits on speed or usage are decided by the US military and ultimately POTUS,” Elon Musk wrote on X. Now, pay

  @nexta_tvX2d ago1.6k▲view on X ↗
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  Ukraine’s Starlink access has been restricted without warning, adding to growing confusion about whether the United States has begun limiting intelligence and military aid to Ukraine.

  washingtonpost.comBluesky2d ago130▲view on Bluesky ↗
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  KYIV POST: Zelensky Says Starlink Was Switched Off During Russian Attacks – ‘That’s Their Decision’ https://www. kyivpost.com/post/87091 Zelensky said Starlink restrictions during Russian attacks were deliberate, warning that disrupted communications weakened Ukraine’s air defenses and cost civilian lives. US lawmakers from both parties condemned…

  ukrdefMastodon2d ago37▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  It breaks my heart to say that, and it is a serious question but... Is this the beginning of the end of this war? I hope someone will pull a trick to help Ukraine but since the end of the summer it seems like most political decisions are going in the favor of Russia ( Trump buying Russian oil, USA stoping to sell air defence to Ukraine, Starlink…

  hazikanr/worldnews2d agoview on r/worldnews ↗
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  This drives home the point that depending on US companies for anything means you have to bow and pay tribute to the US regime or else they'll cut you off, even if the company itself doesn't want to. The US is currently an authoritarian regime without law.

  superkuhHacker News2d agoview on Hacker News ↗
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  BREAKING | 🇺🇸🇺🇦‼️‼️ Elon Musk has placed responsibility for restrictions on Ukraine’s Starshield satellite communications on the U.S. government, stating that American military leadership and ultimately President Donald Trump control the system’s operational limitations. Musk

  @visionergeoX2d ago1.5k▲view on X ↗
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  Ukrainian officials suspect that Trump ordered Elon Musk to throttle the country's access to military-grade Starlink terminals. The suspicions, which haven’t been confirmed, underscore the extent to which the U.S.-Ukraine relationship has soured in recent weeks as Trump has sought an end to the war.

  wsj.comBluesky2d ago112▲view on Bluesky ↗
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  A bipartisan Ukraine Caucus in the US Congress raised concerns over Starlink restrictions and a possible halt to intelligence sharing with Ukraine, warning this could leave civilians, including US citizens in Ukraine, more vulnerable to Russian attacks. # Ukraine

  noelreports@mstdn.socialMastodon2d ago32▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  Which part? The federal funding for research and development? The federal funding for satellite launches? The federal funding for Starlink rollout domestically and to strategic partners? The federal research for space flight that underlies all SpaceX rocket, satellite, and communications technologies? The federal funding and research for…

  Unshkblefaithr/politics2d agoview on r/politics ↗
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  My recollection is Trump posted Zelensky had gone too far, mostly referring to hitting refineries and then Musk echoed he's gone to far. I don't think it's about data centers especially.

  tim333Hacker News2d agoview on Hacker News ↗
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  Europe is on the move. The first major fallout from Musk's ill-advised decision to cut off Starlink access for the Ukrainians—a service contracted and paid for by Europeans... 👉 EU 🇪🇺 telecom companies to be allowed to join forces to compete with Elon Musk's Starlink EU

  @RafaMorgan64X2d ago835▲view on X ↗
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  14/10 2026 #Musk says any #limits on #Ukraine's #Starlink #access down to #US, not his firm #Ukraine #Russia-war

  hepedk.bsky.socialBluesky2d ago5▲view on Bluesky ↗
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  Elon Musk said that Starshield, the military version of Starlink used by Ukrainian drones, is “owned and controlled by the US government" Musk wrote this after Ukrainian troops reported that the service was throttled overnight and a series of drone missions halted https:// euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/14…

  EuromaidanPress@mastodon.socialMastodon2d ago14▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  They never said that. The security assurances of the Budapest Memorandum were: Respect each other's sovereignty. Refrain from attacks or threats of attack. No economic coercion. Seek out the UN security council if conflict arises. Don't use nuclear weapons. Further, these were "assurances" not garauntees. Assurances aren't binding.

  The_Magical_Radicalr/worldnews2d agoview on r/worldnews ↗
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  BREAKING: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he’s been betrayed by President Trump, claiming Trump and Elon Musk deliberately blocked Starlink in Ukraine overnight and that people were killed as a result. Musk responded that Starshield, SpaceX’s military satellite

  @unusual_whalesX2d ago181▲view on X ↗
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  If American tax dollars funded Starlink only congress should determine when & where it should be turned off. Anyone who turns it off should be deported.

  scratch54.bsky.socialBluesky2d ago3▲view on Bluesky ↗
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  Elon Musk now claims it is Trump who has restricted Ukraine's use of Musk's satellite internet. If that is true, a NATO partner is now preventing Ukraine from leveraging a key technology against the Russian invasion. Please ask Secretary General Mark Rutte, if a NATO partner can side with the enemy and still remain a NATO partner.

  randahl@mastodon.socialMastodon2d ago14▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  What happens if some future US military mission is say, counter-insurgency in Sudan and Elon decides "hmm, this isn't a priority the US government should be focusing on, no service for you"? This is even a good argument for the US government to develop their own equivalent capability since NASA will always jump when told to

  Cultural-Pace-308r/politics2d agoview on r/politics ↗
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  Musk says any decision to restrict Starlink / Starshield for Ukraine was made by Trump. Doesn’t deny it happened

  @alexwickhamX2d ago103▲view on X ↗
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  Isn't there a European system that could replace Starlink, and isn't there intelligence available from sources other than Trump's camp? It is time to take a hard line with the US regarding these demands. Let's defend Ukraine.

  arla.bsky.socialBluesky2d ago1▲view on Bluesky ↗
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  RE: https:// masto.ai/@ukraine/117442055836 065442 Let's be clear. As of right now use of the higher 'velocity' (over 160 kph) version of Starlink called StarShield, owned and operated by the US government, is still cut off. Ukraine's ability to intercept high speed incoming weaponry (drones and missiles) is handicapped. Ukrainian people will…

  mastodonmigration@mastodon.onlineMastodon2d ago11▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  The small techbros that loves musk and musk products are definitely emotionally stunted and having some form of empathy deficiency. Every single one I've met has been gleefully bragging about how smart Trump and Musk are, and how they're investing everything into SpaceX and Nvidia and shit.

  Rough_Instruction112r/politics2d agoview on r/politics ↗
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  Elon Musk's tweet doesn't clarify much. Some facts: 1. It was Ukraine and Zelensky who told us Starlink - not just Starshield - had been disabled 2. Ukrainian troops use both, and Musk knows this well 3. Anyone can buy a Starlink terminal from Currys and use it for anything [embedded post]

  @tnewtondunnX2d agoview on X ↗
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  Who still trusts or buys Elon Musk's products? The man sides with Putin and restricts Starlink operations, causing Ukrainians to die. Europeans need to boycott Musk's products and show that we stand with Ukraine.

  arla.bsky.socialBluesky2d ago1▲view on Bluesky ↗