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Trump's new Ukraine claim immediately goes up in smoke as foreign official calls him out

Following a wave of fierce backlash, President Donald Trump claimed Thursday that Ukraine’s access to SpaceX’s Starlink services had been fully restored — only to have that claim immediately undercut by a Ukrainian official, Axios’ Barak Ravid reported Friday. Last week, Ukraine’s ability to use Starlink services for combat drone missions was compromised…

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