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Damning report claims Musk didn’t tell the whole truth on Ukraine’s ‘night of carnage’

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk pitched President Donald Trump on slowing Ukraine’s military Starlink service before publicly blaming him for it, The Telegraph reported . Four people familiar with the talks told the British newspaper that the idea of throttling the system, which crippled Ukraine’s drone defenses, came from Musk. One said Trump “agreed,” after which…

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Raw Story· Oct 16, 8:22 PMDamning report claims Musk didn’t tell the whole truth on Ukraine’s ‘night of carnage’

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