Elon Musk Orders Reduction in Starlink Services for Ukraine Despite Blaming POTUS US officials reveal that Elon Musk instructed a decrease in Starlink data speeds for Ukraine, contradicting his earlier statement that such actions would come from the president. This move has rendered some Ukrainian drones useless, exacerbating tensions between Kyiv and Washington over control of critical satellite communications during the war. Elon Musk directed a reduction in Starlink services for Ukraine, according to US officials, despite previously claiming any limits would originate from the president. The Wall Street Journal reported that Musk capped connection speeds for Ukrainian equipment, rendering certain drones inoperable. While Kyiv has accused Washington of deliberately slowing Starshield - a military-grade satellite network - President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have denied such involvement, asserting that SpaceX operates independently without government direction on service limits.