Ukraine: Starlink still isn't working after Trump restoration promise
Ukraine’s military on Friday struggled with a still-slowed Starlink satellite system despite President Trump’s promise a day earlier that SpaceX owner Elon Musk had restored the service. Connections with Starshield — the military version of Starlink, a major tool for Ukraine to defend itself from missile and drone attacks from Russia — continued to fail...
On Friday, President Donald Trump dismissed inquiries regarding Elon Musk's involvement in disruptions to Starlink service, which Ukraine relies on for its drone warfare against Russia. Speaking to reporters outside the White House, Trump asserted that Musk would never "do anything wrong" and claimed to know him "very well" as "a fair person."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that Starshield, SpaceX's military-grade version of the Starlink satellite internet, continued to experience slow service, which adversely affected the drones' ability to target and intercept Russian drones. Trump was unaware of ongoing issues and refused to disclose any knowledge of the matter, stating, "I wouldn't tell you if I did know."
Written by urgent.news from PBS NewsHour's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
This story
This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.
- WATCH: Trump defends Musk on Starlink disturbances, says he'll 'never do anything wrong' pbs.org
- Pressure mounts on Trump administration over Starlink slowdown thehill.com
- How Elon Musk's Starlink and Starshield are shaping the war in Ukraine cbsnews.com
- Zelensky: Rubio to revisit Starlink restrictions in Ukraine within 48 to 72 hours ukrinform.net
- In hunt for Starlink alternative, Ukraine partners with Nokia and satellite maker ICEYE cnbc.com
- Trump says Canada ‘working very hard’ to make a trade deal with U.S. nationalpost.com
- Ukraine wants its own satellite network r.smartbrief.com
