Elon Musk approached Donald Trump with the idea of slowing down Starlink in Ukraine, inhibiting its ability to intercept Russian drone and missile attacks, sources have claimed.
The tech billionaire and SpaceX founder publicly blamed the US president for the chaos over the decision to restrict Kyiv‘s access to the satellite system, which has since been restored.
However, sources familiar with the discussions have now suggested Mr Trump ‘agreed’ with Mr Musk’s idea to introduce speed limits on Starshield – the military-grade version of the satellite communications system.
Mr Musk said on Wednesday that any changes to the system would have had to have been approved
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