Musk cuts Starshield services for Ukraine, Pentagon and Trump deny involvement

Elon Musk ordered a reduction in Starshield services for Ukraine, according to a Wall Street Journal report, with the Pentagon denying any directives and President Trump distancing himself from the curbs. The report said Musk capped connection speeds for Ukrainian equipment, rendering some drones useless. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insisted the Pentagon made no changes, while Trump stated, "It wasn't me. And I don't think it was Elon." Kyiv reported restrictions last week after Trump criticized Ukraine and urged it to stop targeting Russian oil refineries. Starshield, controlled by the U.S. government, is used for battlefield communications and interceptor drones, amid rising Washington-Kyiv tensions.