‘It wasn’t me, and I don’t think it was Elon’: Trump and his cabinet send mixed messages about what led to Ukraine’s Starshield interruptions
Source: Fortune ·
Questions swirled since last week about interruptions to the satellite internet system that Ukraine has relied on to counter Moscow's attacks.
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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 what led to the sudden restrictions on Kyiv’s ability to intercept Russian strikes. The limitations placed on Starshield — SpaceX’s military-grade version of the Starlink satellite internet service and the backbone of Ukraine’s drone operations and communication — last week alarmed the country’s military and government officials, with commanders reporting lost drones and disrupted missions. After days of handwringing, President Donald Trump asserted Thursday that the service is running again at full speed. However, restrictions were still in place on Friday, according to Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “We have not seen any indication that Starlink’s restrictions have been lifted,” he said in a post on social media. “There are isolated cases where…