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Earthquake after explosive WSJ report crumbles Elon Musk’s excuse for deadly order

Elon Musk's attempt to distance himself from a move Ukraine says put lives at risk took a major hit with a new report. The SpaceX founder personally ordered the slowdown of a military-grade version of Starlink that Ukrainian forces rely on, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing U.S. officials and people familiar with the matter. The speed cap…

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Bessent: Zelensky 'should be careful' with 'reckless' comments that US slowed down StarlinkTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “should be careful” with “reckless” comments about the U.S. slowing down Starlink. “President Trump and Secretary [of State Marco] Rubio have categorically said that no one in the Trump administration did that. And I think it is very reckless for President Zelensky…
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‘They both lied. Ukrainians died’: Musk under fire after explosive Starlink reportElon Musk’s attempt to wash his hands of a decision Ukraine says proved deadly blew up in his face after a new report tied him to it, and critics wasted no time pouncing. The Telegraph reported Friday that Musk brought President Donald Trump the idea of slowing Ukraine’s access to Starshield , the military-grade version of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite…
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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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