Zelenskyy says US 'betrayed' Ukraine by throttling Starlink access

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he feels "betrayed" by US President Donald Trump after access to the Starlink satellite communications system was throttled, accusing Trump of siding with Russia and risking a breakdown in US-Ukraine relations. Ukraine's military reported Starlink, produced by Elon Musk's SpaceX and managed by the US government, stopped working on terminals moving faster than 100mph, rendering most frontline drones inoperable and weakening air defenses against Russian attacks on Kyiv. Ukrainian activist Oleksandra Matviichuk warned Russian drones could then strike residential buildings, hospitals, and schools, though long-range missions targeting oil refineries remain unaffected. The dispute follows more than four years of war and adds to tensions over Trump's Gaza peace plans, which Israel is blocking by refusing to allow construction of a military outpost for an international stabilization force.