Rubio says Ukraine's Starlink access was Musk's call, not the White House's, after a slowdown grounded Ukrainian drones
Elon Musk's October 14 speed cap on Starlink left some Ukrainian strike and interceptor drones unable to connect, as Volodymyr Zelensky warned "people will die.Donald Trump, pictured with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, as Rubio insisted the Starlink throttling that left Ukrainian drones useless was "a private company" decision.
Ukrainian commander Oleh reports that dozens of armed drones lost their signal mid-flight and dropped, leaving his units with losses exceeding $1 million in equipment. Strikes against Russian command posts and fuel depots were suspended for three days. Marco Rubio now maintains the decision was made by a private company. His earlier statement last week — that no one had ordered the slowdown — drew fire from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
The cap meant that aircraft travelling above 100 mph were unable to connect to Starshield.
Musk had claimed the limits were 'decided by the US military and ultimately POTUS'.
Republican Brian Fitzpatrick says the move is 'likely a violation of the law'.
