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Trump administration, Kyiv and Musk trade blame over limits on Ukraine's Starshield access

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Trump, Musk, Zelenskyy: who is blaming whom in the Ukraine-Starlink row?
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A war of words has erupted between the Trump administration, officials in Kyiv and Elon Musk over who is to blame for limiting Ukraine's access to SpaceX's military-grade version of Starlink, Starshield. According to Ukrainian officials, the restrictions have rendered many of the drones Kyiv uses to strike behind the frontlines inoperable and have hampered air defence systems that stop Russian attacks.

This continues an earlier story: Rubio says Ukraine's Starshield access is under discussion as Starlink limits persist

Later: Russia and Ukraine agree localised ceasefire to allow aid and evacuations in occupied town of Oleshky

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  1. The Guardian

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    A war of words has erupted between the Trump administration, officials in Kyiv and Elon Musk over who is to blame for limiting Ukraine's access to SpaceX's Starshield, which according to Ukrainian officials has rendered many drones inoperable and hampered air defences.

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