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New reporting points to Elon Musk as the person who ordered a slowdown of Ukraine's military
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satellite internet service, disrupting its ability to defend against Russian attacks. The Wall Street Journal and CBS News report Musk ordered the restrictions on Star Shield
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the military version of SpaceX's Starlink network. Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
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said the slower service was preventing his forces from using interceptor drones to shoot down
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Russian attack drones. And for days, there was confusion over who was responsible
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Musk posted that the U.S. government, not SpaceX, controls access to Starshield
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and decides on any speed restrictions. President Trump said Monday he didn't know who ordered the
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slowdown but wanted to find out. Now, sources tell the journal that Musk spoke with senior
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administration officials, including Trump, before imposing the speed limits. But other officials say
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the decision caught them by surprise and that neither Trump nor the Pentagon specifically
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ordered the restrictions. Both Trump and Musk have criticized Ukraine's attacks on Russian oil
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refineries, which Trump blames for higher energy prices. The dispute adds to growing tensions
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between Trump and Zelensky, even as the U.S. tries to negotiate an end to the war. Special
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Envoy Steve Whitcoff is now in Russia for talks with Vladimir Putin following yesterday's meeting
