Trump Denies Ordering Starshield Cutback for Ukraine After Musk Claim

President Donald Trump said Friday he did not request a reduction in Starshield services for Ukraine, after tech billionaire Elon Musk insisted any limits on the SpaceX-operated communications system would ultimately have come from the US president. France 24 English reports on the exchange. The dispute centers on Starshield, the SpaceX-operated communications system used by Ukraine, and whether access to it was curtailed. Trump's denial followed Musk's assertion that any restrictions would have originated with the president, leaving conflicting accounts of the decision-making. The report situates the back-and-forth within the wider tensions in US-Ukraine relations and the role of private technology companies in supporting Kyiv's communications capabilities.