WATCH: New White House press secretary defends her record

President Donald Trump referred to the new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia, as an attorney. However, Zacharia clarified that while she took the bar exam, she never passed it, according to ABC News (US).

Regarding military-grade satellite technology, Euromaidan Press reports that Pentagon leaders received internal White House instructions to slow Starshield, a version of SpaceX's Starlink used by Ukrainian forces for drone operations and battlefield communications. A senior Ukrainian official told Reuters that when Ukrainian officials contacted the White House, State Department, and Pentagon, they were told the move was a White House decision.

Euromaidan Press notes that a senior US official denied to Reuters that the president had made such a request, and a senior US official told Axios that the Trump administration was not involved in the alleged restrictions. German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul criticized the throttling, stating that Ukraine must continue to receive full support, according to Spiegel.

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