This updates my 10-22 timeline of who capped Ukraine's Starshield. That piece ended with four things that would settle the question, including "whether a...
Who Capped Ukraine's Starshield? In Eight Days the Answer Went From "the US Military and POTUS" to "Musk" to "a Private Contract"
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...
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.
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.
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.
Starlink still restricted for Ukraine despite Trump saying Musk lifted speed limits
Although some Ukrainian drone pilots have reported a marked improvement, there are still “constant connection interruptions.”
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.
Ukraine's vital access to military-grade Starlink services is coming back after a sudden disruption, sources say
Ukraine's access to military-grade Starlink was disrupted on Wednesday, catching soldiers and officials off guard.
Trump says Russia, Ukraine reach ‘energy ceasefire’ but gives no details
U.S. President Donald Trump says Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an “energy ceasefire” in the 4 1/2-year-old war, but he offered no details on it and Kyiv reported continued attacks by Moscow on energy sites after his statement
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
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...
Exclusive: Putin puts a price on Trump's Ukraine energy truce — Kyiv fears the cost
Russia has demanded sanctions relief from the U.S. as part of talks over a possible energy ceasefire with Ukraine, while also seeking to link the initiative to a ceasefire in the Black Sea, U.S. and Ukrainian officials familiar with the talks told the Kyiv Independent. The demands come as Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, with one senior Ukrainian defense official saying Moscow is trying to inflict as much damage as possible to gain leverage before potential negotia
There's one massive problem with Trump's Ukraine diesel price theory
U.S. President Donald Trump has a very simple solution to the very real problem of rising diesel prices. "(President Volodymyr) Zelensky has to do one thing — he has to stop knocking out diesel fuel in Russia,” he told reporters on Sept. 13. "Let him go after targets but not diesel fuel, because he’s causing a shortage of diesel fuel… that’s hurting the world." Trump's implication was clear — halting Ukraine's long-running, long-range drone strike campaign against Russian oil refineries would
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.
Starlink in Ukraine – a New Story of Protecting SatCom Sovereignty
Ukraine is finally implementing effective regulatory measures to protect its satellite telecommunications space. Will Ukraine’s sovereignty and resilience in this war increase?
Trump's Second "Energy Ceasefire": What One Night of Evidence Shows
On 10-11 Trump posted that "there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine. Both parties have agreed." It was the second such post in a...
