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  "id": 16090024,
  "title": "Trump called Elon Musk to ask him to lift restrictions on Ukraine’s military-grade Starlink service, WSJ reports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/trump-called-elon-musk-to-ask-him-to-lift-restrictions-on-ukraines",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T18:39:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/22/trump-called-elon-musk-to-ask-him-to-lift-restrictions-on-ukraine-s-military-grade-starlink-service-wsj-reports"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 14, sources reported that Donald Trump called Elon Musk to request the removal of speed restrictions on military-grade Starlink service in Ukraine. The Wall Street Journal's unnamed sources claimed that Trump was frustrated by the current speed cap of about 160 kilometers per hour, which rendered some Ukrainian attack drones and interceptor drones ineffective against Russian attacks. The newspaper's sources revealed that Musk himself had imposed the restrictions on Starlink in Ukraine, following a Wall Street Journal report that accused Musk of ordering the restrictions. U.S. and Ukrainian officials confirmed that the system started functioning \"more normally\" shortly after Trump's conversation with Musk. Ukrainian drone commanders on the front line, as reported by Oliver Carroll of The Economist, confirmed that the Starlink restrictions had indeed been lifted, although they noted that further tests were still being conducted.",
  "summary": "Donald Trump called Elon Musk and asked him to lift restrictions on the military version of Starlink in Ukraine, sources told The Wall Street Journal.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Trump told Musk to lift Starlink restrictions in Ukraine — report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/trump-told-musk-to-lift-starlink-restrictions-in-ukraine-report",
        "published": "2026-10-22T18:16:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Trump asks Musk to lift Ukraine Starlink restrictions: WSJ reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/trump-asks-musk-to-lift-ukraine-starlink-restrictions-wsj-reports-16093649",
        "published": "2026-10-22T18:25:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Moscow Times",
        "title": "Trump Asks Musk to Lift Ukraine Starlink Restrictions, WSJ Reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/trump-asks-musk-to-lift-ukraine-starlink-restrictions-wsj-reports",
        "published": "2026-10-22T18:52:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Trump Asks Elon Musk To Lift Ukraine Starlink Restrictions: Reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/trump-asks-elon-musk-to-lift-ukraine-starlink-restrictions-reports",
        "published": "2026-10-22T19:06:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Kyiv denies reports that Trump, Musk have restored Starlink speeds in Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/kyiv-denies-reports-that-trump-musk-have-restored-starlink-speeds-in",
        "published": "2026-10-22T19:17:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ukrinform - Politics",
        "title": "Trump asked Musk to lift Starlink restrictions in Ukraine – WSJ",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/trump-asked-musk-to-lift-starlink-restrictions-in-ukraine-wsj",
        "published": "2026-10-22T19:23:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Trump reacts to controversial attack ad targeting Amy Acton and Musk's satellite slowdown in Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/trump-reacts-to-controversial-attack-ad-targeting-amy-acton-and-musks",
        "published": "2026-10-22T21:25:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Trump offers comments on whether he called Musk to restore Starlink to Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/trump-offers-comments-on-whether-he-called-musk-to-restore-starlink",
        "published": "2026-10-22T21:27:24.000Z"
      }
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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."
}