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Exclusive-US has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine, Middle East, sources say

Al-Monitor24 October 2026, 00:46 UTCUkraine

By Erin Banco and Joey RouletteWASHINGTON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Well before the throttling this month of Ukraine's military access to Elon Musk's satellite communications system, the Biden and Trump administrations had several times asked SpaceX to turn its Starlink service on or off in various countries, according to six former senior US officials familiar with the matter.

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