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Abrupt restrictions on SpaceX’s Starlink and Starshield raise questions about whom militaries can trust to keep wartime technology running.

Democratic lawmakers are demanding answers from SpaceX CEO Elon Musk about disruptions to Ukraine’s satellite communications systems, questioning whether he personally ordered restrictions on Ukrainian forces and who controls access moving forward. Sens. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Peter Welch (D-VT), along with Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, […]

Elon Musk acknowledged over the weekend that SpaceX deliberately slowed Ukraine's access to Starlink satellite internet, saying the company acted because Ukrainian forces had used the civilian service to guide offensive drone strikes against Russia. The post Elon Musk Confirms Spacex Throttled Starlink Access for Ukraine Military appeared first on Breitbart .

Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) on Sunday said that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk having the ability to cut off Starlink access to Ukraine is "beyond disturbing to me." "Face the Nation" host Margaret Brennan asked Crow about satellite services provided by SpaceX being fully restored in Ukraine after Musk on Saturday alluded that he slowed down...

A Republican lawmaker questioned Elon Musk’s argument for throttling Ukraine’s access to SpaceX’s Starlink satellite terminals, arguing that Ukrainian forces use the system defensively in the war with Russia.

"Using Starlink, a civilian commercial service, for offensive drone strikes to kill people has never been allowed, nor should it be," Musk tweeted Saturday.

‘That loophole was closed last week’

Ukrainian officials have disputed claims by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk that the country's military violated Starlink's terms of service by using the civilian satellite internet network for offensive drone strikes.Serhii Beskrestnov, a defense technology adviser to President...

SpaceX founder Elon Musk said the company closed a “loophole” in its Starlink system that allowed Ukraine to execute lethal drone attacks on civilians, which he said is not in compliance with the system’s terms of service. Musk posted to X on Saturday in response to a user saying his company’s Starlink satellite communications system […]

Volodymyr Zelenskyy offers thanks to US allies for restoring system key to air defence and ‘frontline logistics’ Ukraine’s military has a “stable connection to Starlink”, the Ukrainian government has said, 10 days after its ability to use the satellite communications system was suddenly restricted . The Starlink satellite terminals, which are produced by Elon Musk’s SpaceX but managed by the US government, are a key component of Ukraine’s military operations. Sudden speed restrictions on the terminals, which capped operations at speeds of 160km/h (99mph), led to the failure of several Ukrainian combat missions earlier this month. Continue reading...

SpaceX's military-grade version of the Starlink internet service has become the backbone of Ukraine's drone operations.

US president says Starshield military communications system is back, but declines to comment on whether he spoke to Musk on the matter. What we know on day 1,703 Donald Trump has claimed that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk fully restored Ukraine’s Starlink access , restrictions on which have hampered Ukraine’s attack missions and air defence. However, a senior European official told the Associated Press on Thursday that nothing has changed in the operation of the military-grade Starshield service. The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump had called Musk and asked him to lift restrictions on Ukraine’s use of ⁠the system. Trump on Thursday appeared to confirm that the service had been down, but claimed it was once again working at optimal speeds. “You know, whether I called or whether somebody else called, doesn’t make any difference,” he said. “I guess the bottom line, he put it back.” Questions over who ordered interruptions to Starshield – which plunged relations between Kyiv and Washington to a new low – have ignited a blame game within the Trump administration and its allies . Trump has denied being involved in the decision concerning the slowdown, while US secretary of state Marco Rubio has said that decisions regarding Ukraine’s access to Starlink were up to its parent company SpaceX and Musk, not the White House. Musk last week posted to X: “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.” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said ⁠on Thursday – before Trump’s latest comments – that Starlink had not ⁠been fully restored. Russia pounded Kyiv with ballistic missiles overnight , after US envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin to discuss the resumption of peace talks. Russia’s aerial attacks hit 12 regions of Ukraine, killing at least four people and wounding scores of others, including five children, Zelenskyy said on social media Thursday. Two women, aged 50 and 60, were killed and dozens of other people were wounded in a Russian strike on a market in Lozova, in Ukraine’s northeeastern Kharkiv region, said Oleh Syniehubov, head of the regional military administration. Another person was killed in other strikes on Kharkiv. Downing Street has rejected the description of Putin as a “humanitarian” made by Witkoff after meeting the Russian president. When asked about the US envoy’s comments, a Downing Street spokesperson said: “We certainly do not recognise that characterisation, and President Putin has killed thousands of people, both innocent Ukrainians and his own Russian people, who he has sent to their deaths on the frontline.” Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha chided Witkoff for flattering Putin, saying on social media the latest “brutal” Russian attacks demonstrate “what Russian ‘humanism’ truly sounds like.” Nato member Denmark said on Thursday it has agreed to buy its first ⁠long-range precision missiles as ⁠it seeks to bolster its security to deter Russian aggression in Europe, drawing condemnation from Moscow. Defence minister Jeppe Bruus said the new missile systems would boost Denmark’s capabilities and enable strikes “behind enemy lines” ⁠if attacked. “We’re in a serious and deteriorating security situation and that ​is why we are ‌building up the defence ‌and strengthening our combat power,” he said. The Russian embassy in ‌Copenhagen said Denmark’s missile policy aimed at confrontation with Moscow and warned of “inevitable disastrous consequences”. Romania will accelerate development of surveillance capabilities and equipment to counter mines ⁠and drones in the Black Sea after a series of drone attacks on commercial ships off ⁠its coast , its ⁠top defence council ​said on Thursday. At least seven cargo ships have been hit near the coasts of Nato members ⁠Romania and Bulgaria in the past two weeks, with 30 sailors reported dead or missing. No ⁠deals should ​be made to buy gas from ⁠Russia as long as Moscow’s war ⁠in Ukraine continues, Finland’s prime ⁠minister Petteri Orpo said in Kyiv on Thursday . The EU banned Russian pipeline gas under short-term contracts ​from 17 June, and will ​apply it to long-term contracts from 1 November next year. Senior Russian political and energy officials meanwhile have urged the EU to reconsider plans to ban imports of ⁠Russian LNG, arguing the bloc’s ⁠low storage levels ​had put Europe in a precarious position. “I ‌hope there is still time to reconsider these decisions,” Leonid Mikhelson, the head of Novatek, Russia’s largest liquefied natural ‌gas producer, told an economic forum in Istanbul on Thursday. “Europe should support its industry, in my view. There is still time.” Continue reading...

SpaceX investor Ross Gerber, CEO of Gerber Kawasaki, said he is “disgusted” by the recent events surrounding the slowdown of Starlink services in Ukraine, which impacted the country’s military capabilities. “As a SpaceX shareholder I am disgusted,” Gerber said Wednesday during an appearance on CNN. “I think that these decisions were strategically horrendous and from...

Elon Musk intentionally restricted Ukraine's access to a SpaceX satellite network crucial to its defense from Russia attacks, sources tell CBS News. Wall Street Journal national security reporter Alexander Ward joins "The Daily Report" to share more.

SpaceX founder Elon Musk ordered restrictions on a military-grade satellite communications network used by Ukrainian forces, disrupting drone operations and triggering confusion within the Trump administration, according to a new report. Musk ordered a slowdown of Starshield, a military-grade version of the company’s Starlink satellite network that Ukraine relies on for battlefield communications, The Wall ...