President Trump asked Elon Musk to lift restrictions on the Starlink system in Ukraine after Musk had slowed the service, according to the Wall Street Journal. The system was reportedly working normally again after their phone call.
01Summary
- 01Trump asked Musk to ease restrictions on the military-grade Starshield system in Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
- 02The system was working more normally shortly after Trump and Musk spoke by phone, U.S. and Ukrainian officials told the Journal.
- 03The Journal reported Tuesday that Musk had ordered the Starlink slowdown; Musk is a critic of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy.
- 04Trump has denied involvement in the decision, saying 'I don't know who did it, but I was not involved.'
- 05Senator Richard Blumenthal launched an inquiry into how the satellite tech was degraded for Ukraine without notice.
02Why it matters
Ukraine depends on Starlink for its war effort against Russia, and any throttling could affect its military operations and the broader conflict dynamics.
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