Elon Musk ordered a “slowdown” to Starlink in Ukraine that set off a “panic” in the country and “confusion inside” the Trump administration.

The Wall Street Journal dropped a report on Tuesday diving into a disruption in Ukraine’s Starlink-internet service as they continue fighting a war with Russia.

According to U.S. officials and three people familiar with the situation, “Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of a military-grade version of Starlink relied on by Ukraine, a decision that sparked panic in Kyiv and confusion inside the Trump administration.”

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        I live on the other side of the world and personally know 2 people that have been killed by this war, and possibly a 3rd that no-one has heard of for ages

        can I ask you to bend over

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          On the other side of the world FROM Ukraine?

          This war has seen the lowest civilian death rate than any major conflict in modern history. War sucks, but this is what it looks like when you wage war against an adversary you still see as human. Opposite of Gaza.

          To the people in the Donbass this is a war of liberation, not annihilation.

          There’s not much worth fighting and dying for, but democracy sure isn’t the worst.

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        Of course you don’t, because you’re a fascist supporting dictatorships.

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          Dafuq?

          Ukrainian men can’t even leave. They’re dressing like old women in public. They’re drowning in rivers trying to escape.

          No voting. All opposition parties are banned. All opposition media has been seized by the government.

          An impossible victory or an inevitable death.

          How convenient for you.

          https://busification.org/en