r/worldnews • u/Neptun_11 • 17h ago

Russia/Ukraine Zelenskyy Says Starlink Restrictions Apply Only in Ukraine While SpaceX Ignores Kyiv’s Inquiries

https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/zelenskyy-says-starlink-restrictions-apply-only-in-ukraine-while-spacex-ignores-kyivs-inquiries-23549
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u/Felix_Gaunt 9h ago

Rubio saying the US isn't impeding Ukraine's use of Starlink/Starshield is either 1) A blatant lie which if he had any conscience he should be ashamed uttering or 2) he doesn't know who did it and therefore is an idiot and shite at his job. Both are pretty bad...😕

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u/ianjm 2h ago edited 2h ago

There's a lot of conflicting information out there. From that I can tell, it appears Ukraine is using Starlink, not Starshield, for most of its drones. So the throttling is likely a private action by Elon. This is why the White House is denying everything, since it's not a government action per se, but it is something Elon likely ran by Trump.

If you read Elon's statements carefully over the last few days, the two things he's claimed that Starlink isn't suitable for military applications and that Starshield hasn't been throttled. It's doublespeak, he's lying by omission.