'Order To Limit Starshield For Ukraine Came From Inside White House, Sources Say' - Reuters Exclusive
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Ukraine says restrictions hindered strike missions and interceptor dronesUkraine says receptors now work in motion only up to 100 miles per hourSenior Ukrainian official says Kyiv was told restriction was White House
- Ukraine says restrictions hindered strike missions and interceptor drones
- Ukraine says receptors now work in motion only up to 100 miles per hour
- Senior Ukrainian official says Kyiv was told restriction was White House decision
- Senior US official says no request to curb service came from President Donald Trump
The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefed on the matter.
The officials said leaders at the Defense Department received a message that the SpaceX Starshield service for the Ukrainian military needed to be slowed.