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  "id": 14901608,
  "title": "Order to restrict Starlink’s operations in Ukraine came from White House, Reuters reports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/order-to-restrict-starlinks-operations-in-ukraine-came-from-white",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T07:16:12.000Z",
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    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/16/order-to-restrict-starlink-s-operations-in-ukraine-came-from-white-house-reuters-reports"
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  "summary": "SpaceX restricted the operation of the military version of Starlink in Ukraine on orders from the White House, Reuters reported, citing unnamed sources. The sources did not specify who issued the order.",
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        "outlet": "Kyiv Post",
        "title": "White House Ordered Restrictions on Ukraine’s Starshield, Disrupting Drone Defense – Reuters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/white-house-ordered-restrictions-on-ukraines-starshield-disrupting",
        "published": "2026-10-16T03:34:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Order limiting Starlink access for Ukraine's military came from within White House, Reuters reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/order-limiting-starlink-access-for-ukraines-military-came-from-within",
        "published": "2026-10-16T04:02:58.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Ukraine pushes for European alternatives to US air defences and Starlink amid tensions with Washington",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/ukraine-pushes-for-european-alternatives-to-us-air-defences-and",
        "published": "2026-10-16T05:59:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "White House ordered Pentagon to throttle Ukraine's Starshield access",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/white-house-ordered-pentagon-to-throttle-ukraines-starshield-access",
        "published": "2026-10-16T06:02:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "White House press secretary Katie Zacharia appears to admit failing bar exam",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/white-house-press-secretary-katie-zacharia-appears-to-admit-failing",
        "published": "2026-10-16T06:21:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Is US limiting Starlink in Ukraine? The risks could be catastrophic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/is-us-limiting-starlink-in-ukraine-the-risks-could-be-catastrophic",
        "published": "2026-10-16T07:09:26.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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