Ukraine’s access to Starlink is up to SpaceX and Elon Musk, not the White House, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday.
\n\nAccording to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Musk ordered the slowdown of a military-grade version of Starlink that Ukraine uses to wage war with Russia.
\n\nThe newspaper cited sources who claimed that Musk had been discussing Ukraine with President Donald Trump and other White House officials around the time of the slowdown. The White House, however, has denied ordering such restrictions.
\n\n“I’m not aware that we knew about this decision beforehand,” Rubio told reporters during a trip to India, according to a report by Reuters.
\n\n“But that’s irrelevant,” Rubio added. “The bottom line is that that is governed by a private commercial contract as to how their stuff can be used and what speeds they’ll allow it to be used at.”
\n\nWhile Reuters cited two U.S. officials who claimed the decision came from the White House, the Wall Street Journal — also citing U.S. officials and others familiar with the matter — reported it was actually Musk who ordered the slowdown, which then caused confusion inside the Trump administration.
\n\nLast week, Musk limited the…
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