Rubio denies White House ordered Ukraine Starlink slowdown

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied on Saturday that the White House ordered a slowdown of satellite internet services used by Ukraine, rejecting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s claim that the disruption was deliberate. Rubio said no one at the White House ordered the service to be slowed, adding that the issue appeared resolved. He pushed back against Zelenskyy’s assertion that restrictions affecting Kyiv’s military operations were part of a planned operation. The dispute follows Ukraine’s reliance on satellite internet for drone operations and battlefield communications. Rubio’s remarks came after Zelenskyy cited evidence of a coordinated slowdown, though the secretary offered no further explanation for the disruption.