A big reunion for Donald Trump and Elon Musk, on the domestic policy and Ukraine fronts

Elon Musk has aligned with President Donald Trump regarding reservations toward Ukraine, with Le Monde Economie noting the tech mogul is spending heavily to prevent a Democratic shift in the Senate. Following a deal last week to resume buying Russian diesel, tensions have grown between Washington and Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Piers Morgan Uncensored that it is painful when Trump chooses a side other than Ukraine's and expressed feeling betrayed after Trump called for Ukraine to elect a new president.

Ukrainian officials reported that satellite connectivity restrictions disrupted military drone operations and intelligence gathering. According to Axios, officials stated SpaceX imposed these restrictions on a Tuesday night, noting the system disconnected when drones reached certain speeds. While a senior U.S. official stated the Trump administration was not involved in the service constraints, Elon Musk suggested on X that any limits on usage are decided by the U.S. military and the President.

Musk distinguished between SpaceX's Starlink and Starshield, noting that the latter is a national security subsidiary owned and controlled by the U.S. government.

Brief written by urgent.news from Le Monde Economie, The National Business, Axios, The Economic Times, Handelsblatt — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.