KyivZelensky says Starshield cuts off anything above 161 km/h.
Ukrainian interceptors cannot reach Russian jet-powered drones in time, and some strikes got through.
The military says the limit is systematic, not random, and follows an October cap lifted on 24 October.
Trump has said he did not order the October restrictions, and the Pentagon declined to investigate.
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner brief Putin in Moscow, then meet Zelensky in Dublin.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 250+ reports worldwide · These outlets told this story differently.
- CNBC leans critical
- quotes Zelenskyy that the Starshield limit is a 'systematic' cap, not random error, and says Ukraine is checking with the US side whether it was ordered
- Українська правда leans critical
- The Times of India leans critical
- emphasizes that the speed cap is letting Russian drones through, and that Ukraine's investigation found the restrictions were deliberate, not technical errors
- The Jerusalem Post leans critical
- ties the Starshield cap to Putin's talks with Kushner and Witkoff, placing it alongside strikes that left power out in nine regions
- Meduza leans critical
- adds that Musk accused Ukraine of offensive Starlink use, which Ukraine's military calls technically impossible since Starlink does not operate over Russia
Sources: CNBC, Українська правда, The Times of India, The Jerusalem Post, Meduza