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Elon Musk points to Trump for Starshield throttling in Ukraine that Zelensky warns will cost lives

Ryan King / NEW YORK POST  

WASHINGTON — Tech titan Elon Musk on Wednesday indicated the Trump administration, not SpaceX, caused the throttling of a military version of Starlink in Ukraine that set off panic in the war-torn country.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned the slowdown of Starshield, a military offshoot of Starlink, would cost lives by limiting its ability to fend off Russian invaders.

Initially, Ukrainian and European officials blamed Musk.

“Starshield systems are owned and controlled by the US government,” Musk said hours after a firestorm over the throttling erupted. “Any limits on speed or usage are decided by the US military and ultimately POTUS.”

“Starlink is a commercial service owned and controlled by SpaceX,” he added. “Usage of Starlink is limited to civilian or defensive activities and cannot be used for offensive military action, as doing so would be inappropriate for a commercial company.”