KyivUkraine says drones above 100mph lost Starlink connections overnight.
Musk says the US military or president sets Starshield’s speed and usage limits.
Starshield rides the Starlink constellation but uses encrypted, dedicated terminals that Musk says the US government controls.
A senior US official denied White House involvement and blamed a technical glitch.
Ukraine is asking for Starshield’s speed limit to be removed entirely, after Starlink speeds were partly restored.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 200+ reports worldwide
- France 24
- cites Musk's claim that Starshield limits are set by the US military and president, not SpaceX
- BBC leans critical
- links the throttling to Kyiv-Washington strains via a Zelensky adviser, alongside Zelensky's 'I hope it's a mistake' plea
- Yahoo News
- treats the throttling as a SpaceX market story, naming ticker SPCX and the Trump-Zelensky oil-sanctions dispute as context
- Al Jazeera Online leans critical
- centres Poland's reaction, Sikorski's 'as your European customers' warning, and the 2025 Musk-Sikorski-Rubio feud
- South China Morning Post
- stresses that SpaceX designed both systems and that Starlink is barred from offensive military use
Sources: France 24, BBC, Yahoo News, Al Jazeera Online, South China Morning Post