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Facing pressure from Trump to halt strikes on Russia’s energy industry
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Ukrainian officials and their European partners were already scrambling to understand the status of U.S. intelligence-sharing after the lack of alert ahead of two Russian ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv this week, two Ukrainian and two European officials told NBC News.
Key facts
- A spokesperson for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told NBC News that the limitations remained in place late Wednesday
- Any limits on speed or usage are decided by the US military and ultimately POTUS,” Musk said
- Ukraine has accused Elon Musk’s SpaceX of undermining its ability to defend itself by limiting Starlink internet services as it reeled from intense Russian ballistic missile attacks that it said came
- Musk put the responsibility for the restrictions on President Donald Trump’s shoulders on social media, saying the military version of Starlink, called Starshield, is owned and controlled by the U.S
Summary
Ukraine has accused Elon Musk’s SpaceX of undermining its ability to defend itself by limiting Starlink internet services as it reeled from intense Russian ballistic missile attacks that it said came without the usual warning from allies. Musk put the responsibility for the restrictions on President Donald Trump’s shoulders on social media, saying the military version of Starlink, called Starshield, is owned and controlled by the U.S. government. “Any limits on speed or usage are decided by the US military and ultimately POTUS,” Musk said. A spokesperson for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told NBC News that the limitations remained in place late Wednesday. Facing pressure from Trump to halt strikes on Russia’s energy industry, Kyiv and its backers have worried that Washington could cut off battlefield support to try to force it into concessions at the negotiating table.