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

https://mins.news/en/item/113531

- Reuters, 2026-10-24 00:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-has-years-asked-musk-alter-starlink-service-ukraine-middle-east-sources-say-2026-10-24/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6adc00c2de7d36000197e166

> Six former senior U.S. officials say the Biden and Trump administrations repeatedly asked SpaceX to switch Starlink on or off in various countries, well before Ukraine's military access was throttled this month.

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