A high-ranking official in the U.S. government has directly challenged claims that SpaceX’s decision to slow down military Starlink services in Ukraine was the sole cause of the disruption, instead pointing to pressure from the Trump administration. Ukrainian leaders have raised alarms over the impact of the reduced Starlink capacity, warning that delays in communication and coordination could have severe consequences for military operations. The dispute highlights tensions between private sector actions and government oversight in critical wartime support systems. The controversy underscores broader questions about accountability when commercial technology plays a pivotal role in national security efforts.
WASHINGTON — Tech titan Elon Musk on Wednesday indicated the Trump administration, not SpaceX, caused the throttling of a military version of Starlink in Ukraine that set off panic in the war-torn country. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned the slowdown of Starshield, a military offshoot of Starlink, would cost lives by limiting its ability to...
