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Thomas Jäger wrote that, based on everything known about the decision-making powers at Starshield, Trump made the decision. However, Trump does not want to be seen as responsible for it after the reactions in the USA and internationally were intense. Jäger added that Trump apparently is not sufficiently interested in the war to engage with it seriously. #Trump #Starshield #Entscheidungskompetenz (translated)

According to reports, Elon Musk may have contributed to restricting Ukraine's defense by introducing speed limits in the Starshield system, which has sparked controversy and accusations against both him and Donald Trump, while Poland warns against Europe's dependence on the American billionaire. #Trump #Musk #Ukraina (translated)

First of all, as Zelensky suspects, the USA has deliberately stopped providing Ukraine with information about the launches of Russian ballistic missiles (part of the launch detection system in Russia is Starshield); moreover, the White House is threatening to withdraw other intelligence data from Kyiv as well. #Ukraina #Starlink #Trump (translated)

Nacho Montes de Oca wrote that Tesla and SpaceX stocks fell after a measure against Ukraine was announced, despite the success that, according to him, Elon Musk's flying car presentation had. He suggested that the declines could also be due to other events. According to Montes de Oca, the Italian government halted negotiations to contract Starlink services for $1.63 billion, amidst the controversy over the reliability of the service and repeated threats and incidents of signal cuts in Ukraine. He also noted that Germany had accelerated the development of its own constellation of sovereign military satellites. He added that Valérie Hayer, president of Renew Europe, and Andrius Kubilius, EU defense commissioner, had advocated for the urgent need for a European alternative to Starlink. The author stated that Democratic and Republican senators had sent a letter to the Defense Department's inspector general demanding an urgent investigation into the restrictions imposed on the network. He said this could affect SpaceX's contracts with the U.S. government, which he estimated at $29.68 billion. Of that total, he indicated, $8.05 billion corresponded to new military contracts awarded and based on Starshield, the company's military division. Montes de Oca maintained that Musk's accusations against Donald Trump and Trump's response— where he denied being responsible and also said he didn't believe Musk was responsible— had harmed the conglomerate's reputation. He attributed the drop in SpaceX's stocks to a loss of $28.6 billion for Musk. He also estimated that Tesla's decline between October 13 and 16, 2026, had reduced its market capitalization by between $35 billion and $38 billion. To those losses, he added the revenues that, in his opinion, could cease to be obtained from the Italian contract and agreements with other countries interested in the system. Finally, he noted that it remained to be seen whether Musk would maintain a strategy that, as he wrote, imitated Trump's aggressive stance towards Ukraine and Volodymyr Zelensky, or if investor pressure would lead him to change his decision. He also stated that support for Vladimir Putin had a high and self-destructive cost. #Tesla #SpaceX #Ucrania (translated)

Anna wrote that the Telegraph reported Elon Musk himself suggested limiting the speed of Starshield in Ukraine, and Donald Trump agreed. Musk publicly denied being involved on Wednesday and pointed to the US military and the White House. According to sources from the Telegraph, he denied being involved due to concerns about negative reactions from European customers. Anna noted that this motive is based on unverifiable sources. The Kyiv Independent reported, citing four sources familiar with the discussions, that Musk suggested to Trump to throttle the Starlink service on the battlefield. Anna emphasized that the sources are anonymous and the information has not yet been confirmed. The restriction was implemented on October 14 without warning; Kyiv stated it disrupts the defense against Shahed drones. On X, Musk wrote to Mykhailo Fedorov that the US military and ultimately the president decide on speed or usage restrictions and Starshield belongs to the US government. Reuters, on the other hand, reported that the order came from the White House to the Pentagon and Kyiv was informed upon inquiry that it was a decision of the White House. A senior US official denied that the president made such a request. Anna connected the timing of the restriction with pressure on Ukraine to halt its attacks on Russian refineries. According to Forbes, Volodymyr Zelensky announced plans to resume the attacks. #Ukraine #ElonMusk #Starlink (translated)

I was not there, and I don't believe Elon was either. I don't know if anyone was. As far as I understand, it's the same as always. The American President Donald Trump stated that he did not give the order to restrict Ukraine's access to the Starshield satellite technology owned by SpaceX. #DonaldTrump #Ucraina #SpaceX (translated)

Elon Musk suggested to Donald Trump a speed limit for the operation of the Starshield satellite system used by Ukraine, and Trump supported the proposal, although both later denied responsibility for these decisions and attributed them to the American military and administration. #Trump #Musk #Ukrajina (translated)

The author claimed that Elon Musk had presented Donald Trump with a plan to restrict Ukraine’s use of SpaceX’s Starshield and that both men were involved. The author also wrote that, after the slowdown caused carnage in Kyiv, Musk became concerned about a negative consumer reaction in Europe and blamed Trump for the restriction. https://t.co/wdLLwpk9Be #Ukraine #SpaceX #Trump #UA #US #EU

Vláďa Foltán wrote that according to journalists from The Telegraph, Elon Musk suggested to Donald Trump to punish Ukraine by delaying Starshield. According to Foltán, Trump agreed with the proposal, and the Pentagon subsequently limited the military Starshield, which significantly harmed Ukraine's ability to defend itself, according to the author. #Ukrajina #ElonMusk #Trump (translated)

Ultimora.net reported that, according to four sources cited by the Telegraph, Elon Musk personally proposed to Donald Trump to slow down the Starshield satellite system provided to Ukraine, and the U.S. president had agreed. Musk publicly attributed the responsibility to the White House, while Trump denied any involvement. #ElonMusk #Trump #Ucraina (translated)

Donald Trump on Friday refused to take responsibility for the restriction of Starlink service in Ukraine and claimed that he is not associated with any slowdown of the military version of Starlink, Starshield, although Ukraine is experiencing difficulties with connectivity. #Starlink #Ukrajina #DonaldTrump (translated)

Vláďa Foltán asked who ordered the slowdown of Starlink, or rather Starshield, in Ukraine, if it wasn’t Donald Trump. He stated that Trump responded with “I don’t know,” and added that if Joe Biden had said the same, Fox News would have covered it for a whole month. https://t.co/H6xdi3t3Hg #Starlink #Ukrajina #DonaldTrump (translated)

Donald Trump refused to take responsibility for the Starlink outage in Ukraine and stated that neither he nor Elon Musk were responsible for the restrictions on the Ukrainian army's access to the technology, while Ukrainian forces are currently reporting improvements in the operation of the Starshield system. #Starlink #Ukrajina #Trump (translated)