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UkrainePublished: 22 October 2026 at 21:55

WSJ: Trump Called Musk Over Starlink Speed Limits in Ukraine

US President Donald Trump reportedly phoned Elon Musk and asked him to lift restrictions on the military version of Starlink in Ukraine, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

Foto: Pravda — ziņas

US President Donald Trump reportedly phoned businessman Elon Musk and asked him to lift restrictions on the military version of Starlink in Ukraine. Starlink is a satellite internet service that is also used by Ukraine's armed forces. The call was reported by the US newspaper The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and relayed by the Ukrainian outlet Ukrainska Pravda.

According to the WSJ headline, the conversation concerned Starlink speed limits in Ukraine. The source gives no further details about when the call took place, which exact restrictions are in force, or how Musk responded to the request.

The report rests on WSJ information and is worded with the qualifier "reportedly", so further details and confirmation are not yet available.

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