# SpaceX is not being honest about ‘political’ reasons for slowing Starshield, Zelenskyy says

https://mins.news/en/item/143552

- The Guardian, 2026-11-14 11:05 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/14/spacex-not-honest-slowing-starshield-elon-musk-volodymyr-zelenskyy

> Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused SpaceX of falsely denying restrictions on Ukraine’s Starshield system, saying the slowdown appeared political rather than technical. He said the five-day limits had affected the entire frontline, preventing Ukrainian drones from flying faster than 161km/h and disrupting interception of Russian jet-powered Shahed drones and strikes on military targets in occupied territory. Ukraine suspects the slowdown is a US tactic to pressure Kyiv into concessions to Russia.

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