@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online
2026-10-14 21:45 UTC
This reply raises the following questions:
1) Is Musk saying that the US military and/or Trump ordered him to suspend Starlink Starshield service to an ally at war without giving any notice?
2) Does the second paragraph mean that SpaceX unilaterally and independent of US government directive, is now restricting Ukraine to no longer use regular commercial Starlink for offensive weaponry?
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@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online 2026-10-14 22:17
OK, this is getting interesting. Axios reports that the White House is saying they DID NOT order SpaceX to shut down Starlink service: "White House officials told the Ukrainians they don't have control over SpaceX, the sources said... One of the sources said the Trump administration is going to reach out to SpaceX to figure out what happened." https://www.axios.com/2026/10/14/ukraine-starlink-zelensky-spacex-musk-trump