Musk ordered slowdown of Starlink in Ukraine

Posted by soundworlds on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @06:16PM
from the reuters.com dept.

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/musk-ordered-starlink-slowdown-that-blindsided-ukraine-wsj-reports-2026-10-20/

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Re:Musk ordered slowdown of Starlink in Ukraine by TrackerFF on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @06:35PM (#50173627)

Meanwhile, US threatens European companies with "devastating" retaliation over any potential Starlink restrictions.

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Re:Musk ordered slowdown of Starlink in Ukraine by genxy on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @06:35PM (#50173626)

> Oct 20 (Reuters) - Elon Musk last week ordered the slowdown of a military-grade version of SpaceX's (SPCX.O), opens new tab Starlink satellite service that Ukraine relies on, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing US officials and people familiar with the matter.

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Re:Musk ordered slowdown of Starlink in Ukraine by LastTrain on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @09:52AM (#50180989)

Seems like one person amassing that much wealth is a national security risk. There is no 25th amendment for a CEO with majority control.

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