The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials and people familiar with the
matter, reported that last week Elon Musk ordered speed limits on the
military-grade Starlink service used by Ukraine, leaving some attack drones and
interceptor drones nearly inoperable. Sources said Musk and Trump shortly spoke
after the throttling became public; one source said they had discussed the
measures before Musk issued the limits. Ukrainian President Zelenskiy publicly
protested, prompting questions about who authorized the cuts and triggering an
informal White House inquiry. SpaceX representatives called White House staff
seeking a single account and later said SpaceX had coordinated with the Trump
administration before Musk gave the order; several US officials contend Musk
acted unilaterally and Trump did not explicitly order any measures.
