Musk says US military controls Starlink’s limits after Ukraine outcry

According to Al Jazeera, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that without warning, services had been limited for terminals travelling over 100mph overnight on Wednesday[1]. That adviser, Serhii Beskrestnov, wrote on Telegram that "this led to the failure of a number of missions,"[2] NBC News reports.CNN reports that Musk said Starshield systems are owned and controlled by the US government[3], while Starlink is a commercial service that SpaceX controls. He added that Starlink "cannot be used for offensive military action."[3] CNN also reports that, according to two US officials[3], the decision was not a high-level US policy decision.Al Jazeera reports that the White House has not confirmed or denied Musk's assertion.[1]Zelenskyy told Piers Morgan Uncensored that the restriction was "a big mistake" that "will bring a lot of human losses"[1], according to Al Jazeera.Al Jazeera also reports that Poland's foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, wrote: "Hey Elon Musk, big man, are you playing politics with your products again?"[1] US Senator Jeanne Shaheen wrote that "These restrictions on Ukraine's access to Starshield must stop immediately."[1]Fox News reports that former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov wrote on X: "Starlink connectivity at speeds of up to 160 km/h is being restored."[4] However, a Ukrainian official told The Jerusalem Post that speeds dropped further on Wednesday evening, to 60–80 km/h[5].According to CNN, Kyiv has not received a response from SpaceX yet[3].