This continues my 10-19 piece on Rubio's weekend statements and the day-four piece, where the speed limit first appeared. On 10-19 I wrote that Rubio's "nobody...
Elon Musk says Trump is 'ultimately' responsible for any curbs on Ukraine's Starshield systems
"Any limits on speed or usage are decided by the US military and ultimately POTUS," Musk wrote.
Exclusive | Musk Ordered Starlink Slowdown That Blindsided Ukraine
The SpaceX founder authorized the move and has been discussing Ukraine with Trump, but the president has denied ordering the restrictions.
Three Things Rubio Said About Ukraine This Weekend, Checked Against the Documents
This continues the Graham Act piece and the day-five piece on the "energy ceasefire". Between 10-17 and 10-19, Secretary of State Rubio answered reporters'...
Exclusive | Trump Called Musk and Asked Him to Lift Ukraine Starlink Restrictions
The military-grade system appeared to be working more normally on Thursday, soon after the call.
Exclusive | Trump Called Musk and Asked Him to Lift Ukraine Starlink Restrictions
The military-grade system appeared to be working more normally on Thursday, soon after the call.
Day Four of the "Energy Ceasefire": Russia Hit All Three Kyiv Heat Plants, Ukraine Hit a Data Center, and Starlink Got a Speed Limit
Day Four of the "Energy Ceasefire": Russia Hit All Three Kyiv Heat Plants, Ukraine Hit a Data Center, and Starlink Got a Speed Limit In yesterday's piece I...
Ukraine seeks countermeasures against Russian drones equipped with Starlink
A wave of highly accurate and deadly strikes on civilian and military targets far from the front lines has led the Ukrainian government to ask Elon Musk for help. Musk claims to have taken the necessary steps to disable Starlink terminals being used by the Russian military.
Shaheen, Blumenthal, Whitehouse, and Coons Demand Answers from SpaceX after Starlink and Starshield Failure Leaves Ukraine Vulnerable to Russian Attacks | United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sheldon...
Ukraine says SpaceX limits Starlink operations, disrupting military
The satellite internet terminals are vital for guiding Ukraine's longer-range drone strikes.
Musk chose to restrict Ukraine's access to SpaceX satellite network, sources say
A decision by Elon Musk led to restrictions on Ukraine's use of SpaceX's satellite communications network, people familiar with the matter told CBS News.
Moscow Promised More Strikes on Sunday. By Wednesday the Pryluky Toll Went From 5 to 16.
The 07 October Russian strike on Ukraine is the latest step in a sequence I have been following since the Kyiv bridge strikes (10-03, 10-04). What follows is...
As Russia’s fiber optic drones flood the battlefield, Ukraine is racing to catch up
Editor’s Note: In accordance with the security protocols of the Ukrainian military, soldiers featured in this story are identified by first names and callsigns only. Every year, as the way war is fought constantly evolves on the battlefields of Ukraine, the visuals of the fighting on the ground that constantly flood the internet transform with it. In the frantic first weeks of the full-scale invasion, it was Russian tanks stolen by farmers tossing their turrets after Ukrainian Javelin strikes.
Exclusive: 'It felt like a trap.' How Ukraine was blindsided by Trump's Putin pivot
When U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner told Ukraine's delegation on Oct. 9 that President Donald Trump was preparing to lift sanctions on Russian diesel exports, the Ukrainians struggled to believe what they were hearing. The delegation had traveled to the United States to discuss a possible energy ceasefire with Russia. Instead, Kyiv's negotiators found themselves blindsided by a decision they feared would hand Moscow fresh revenue to finance its war against Ukraine while undermining
Zelensky lifts pause on Ukraine's strikes against Russian oil refineries
Ukraine had refrained from strikes on Russia's refineries for three days, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, while Russia resumed its attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
Three Days, Six Bridge Strikes: Russia's Kyiv Campaign Moved From the Grid to the Crossings
Coral's Russia-Ukraine and "Trump Kyiv Diplomacy" clusters are large and old, so I went to the reporting instead. The new thing is narrow and checkable: since...
