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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Jonathan Yerushalmy

Trump, Musk, Zelenskyy: who is blaming who in the Ukraine-Starlink row?

Composite image of Elon Musk, Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy
(L-R) Elon Musk, Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Ukraine’s civilian casualties have surged while questions over who is responsible for limiting Kyiv’s access to Starshield remain unanswered. Composite: Reuters/Pool EPA/AP

A war of words has erupted between the Trump administration, officials in Kyiv and Elon Musk over who is to blame for limiting Ukraine’s access to Space X’s military-grade version of Starlink.

The restrictions to Starshield have rendered many of the drones used by Kyiv to strike behind the frontlines inoperable and hampered air defence systems that stop Russian attacks, according to Ukrainian officials.

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