Trump denies role in Ukraine Starlink outage, says service not slowed
President Donald Trump denied Friday that he or SpaceX CEO Elon Musk caused Ukraine's Starlink outage this week, saying he checked and the service was not slowed down. Trump made the remarks amid tensions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over strikes on Russian oil refineries despite an energy ceasefire. A White House official echoed Trump's denial, saying no such request was made, while Musk previously stated any limits are decided by the US military and president. Ukraine first reported the outage Wednesday, affecting military communications and drones. GOP senators have called for an investigation, and Zelenskyy said Friday access is still not fully restored, as he sought €70 billion in EU funding.