GOP Sen. Tillis says "guardrails and accountability" needed after Starlink Ukraine slowdown

CBS News25 October 2026, 16:40 UTCUkraine

After Elon Musk's SpaceX temporarily throttled Starlink satellite communication system in Ukraine, Sen. Thom Tillis joined the growing number of Republican lawmakers speaking out against it. "I get it's a private company, but they're playing into military space, geopolitical space," Tillis said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan. "There's got to be some guardrails and accountability, in my opinion."

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