Zelensky adviser calls Elon Musk's claim that Ukraine broke Starlink rules with drone strikes 'very strange'
Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Democrats Adam Schiff, Jason Crow, Adam Smith and Jim Himes have demanded answers after Trump, Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth all denied involvement in the Starlink disruption.Serhii Beskrestnov wrote that Elon Musk's claim was "very strange," given whitelists blocking offensive use had been in place since February.
Serhii Beskrestnov says Starlink is non-functional above Russian territory and is speed-limited to as little as 70km/h inside Ukraine — far below what effective drone strikes would require. Elon Musk announced on Saturday that SpaceX had closed a 'loophole' exploited by Ukraine's military, which had been using the civilian network to 'kill people'. Kyiv reports that its access to military-grade Starshield has also been curtailed, hampering strikes on Russian depots up to 125 miles away.
Musk raged at the 'virtue-signaling evil warmongers' who 'push for endless slaughter'.
Mitch McConnell warned that Trump's 'coddling' of Vladimir Putin is 'certain to fail'.
Musk admits the Ukrainian front line 'would collapse immediately' without Starlink.
