President Donald Trump called Elon Musk on Wednesday and asked him to lift throttling on Starlink service used by Ukraine’s military, The Wall Street Journal reported in a BlockBeats flash.
Officials gave mixed accounts of service recovery
U.S. and Ukrainian officials said Starlink’s operation was closer to normal on Thursday after the call. Ukrainian officials differed on the extent of the recovery: some said speeds had improved substantially, while others said military units still faced the previous limits.
Connecticut Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal said he would investigate the reported reduction in Ukrainian communications without prior notice. His review will also examine the Pentagon’s reliance on SpaceX’s satellite communications service.
The account was attributed to The Wall Street Journal and officials cited by the report. BlockBeats did not independently confirm the service changes or the investigation’s findings.