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Trump Says Starlink Service for Ukraine Is Back After Connectivity Dispute. The US President says Elon Musk has restored Ukraine’s access to Starlink, the satellite internet service that plays a crucial role in the country’s military communications and air defence. The announcement follows reports by The Wall Street Journal that Trump contacted the SpaceX chief and urged him to lift restrictions on Ukraine’s use of the network. Trump declined to confirm whether he personally spoke to Musk, saying only that access had been restored. Earlier in October, restrictions on satellite connectivity disrupted Ukrainian military operations, including the use of drones to intercept Russian attacks. Although the service reportedly began operating at higher speeds, Ukrainian officials indicated that full functionality may not yet have been restored. The episode has prompted conflicting accounts over who ordered the restrictions, with Musk pointing to the US government and the Trump administration describing access as a matter for SpaceX. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has maintained that decisions on service speed and access fall under the company’s commercial arrangements. The dispute underlines Ukraine’s dependence on privately operated satellite infrastructure and the wider tensions over US support for Kyiv’s war effort.
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