co-president
Senior Advisor to the President for Government Efficiency (2025–2025)
| Born | 1971-06-28 · Pretoria |
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| Citizenship | South Africa (since 1971), Canada (since 1971), United States (since 2002) |
| Party | Independent |
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| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BA, BS) |
| Occupation | CEO and product architect of Tesla, Founder, CEO, and chief engineer of SpaceX, Founder and CEO of SpaceXAI, Founder and CTO of X Corp., Co-founder of Neuralink, The Boring Company, OpenAI, Zip2, X.com and PayPal, President of the Musk Foundation |
| Awards | Full list |
What this person said on the record, as reported, newest first.
Elon Musk accused Ukraine’s military of using Starlink for offensive drone strikes in breach of its terms, a claim Ukrainian officials denied, saying commercial Starlink could not technically be used for such missions. The dispute follows Ukrainian accusations that SpaceX restrictions disrupted military drone operations. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Starlink and Starshield services had been fully restored.
TThe Verge
Elon Musk said the risk of Russia destroying Starlink satellites is one of the main reasons the service should remain civilian and not support clearly offensive strikes. In mid-October, restrictions affected Ukraine’s military Starshield terminals, with connections dropping when drones exceeded 160 kilometers per hour. Ukraine’s armed forces denied using Starlink for offensive drone attacks, saying this was technically impossible because the service does not operate over Russian territory.
MMeduza
Elon Musk said Ukraine violated Starlink’s terms of service by using the commercial service for lethal offensive drone strikes. His remarks followed a SpaceX restriction on using the satellite technology aboard drones flying above certain speeds. A current and a former Ukrainian official rejected his claim, saying earlier limits already prevented the military from using Starlink as he described. Ukrainian officials have also accused Musk of restricting access to Starshield, the military version available to Ukraine through a US government deal.
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Ars Technica
After Kyiv said Starlink access had been restored, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk accused Ukraine’s armed forces of breaking the service’s terms by using it for offensive drone strikes to kill people. President Volodymyr Zelensky’s adviser Serhiy Beskrestnov disputed the claim and referred to speed restrictions and the service’s unavailability.
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CNN
Elon Musk accused Ukraine’s military of breaching Starlink’s terms of service, saying it used the satellite system for offensive strikes. Ukrainian officials denied the allegation and said restrictions were imposed without warning. Starlink and Starshield went offline earlier this month, leaving Ukraine vulnerable to Russian drone strikes.
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Global News
Zelensky said Starlink and its militarized Starshield service had returned to full speed. Musk accused Ukraine’s military of violating Starlink’s terms of service and said a loophole had been closed; Ukrainian figures denied the claim. Separately, local authorities said Russian attacks killed eight and injured 51 across Ukraine over the past day, including a drone strike on a residential building in Vinnytsia.
TThe Kyiv Independent
Elon Musk said SpaceX restricted use of its Starlink satellite system in Ukraine last week, after the curbs disrupted Ukrainian military operations.
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NBC News
Elon Musk said SpaceX had restricted Ukraine’s Starlink service, after Ukrainian officials reported connectivity had stabilized. He accused Ukraine of breaching the terms by using the civilian network for military activity, while denying responsibility for a simultaneous issue with the US-run Starshield system. Ukraine’s presidential adviser called Musk’s claim “very strange.”
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BBC News
Elon Musk said Saturday that SpaceX had throttled Starlink satellite internet in Ukraine, disrupting a service the country relies on to defend itself against Russia.
CCBC News
The program examines the intersection of politics and global business. Evelyn Farkas, executive director of the McCain Institute and a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia, says the slowdown in Starlink speeds was a moral problem for the US.
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Bloomberg Television
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James Longman reports from Ukraine that a new Wall Street Journal report says Elon Musk personally ordered last week’s restrictions on SpaceX’s Starshield, a satellite service described as crucial to protecting Ukrainian civilians.
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ABC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-21 09:32
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that Ukraine’s access to Starlink was a matter for SpaceX and Elon Musk, not the White House. His comments suggested Musk may have limited Kyiv’s access to the service.
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ReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-21 08:00
A recent slowdown of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite system, which helps Ukraine fend off deadly Russian aerial assaults, followed an order from CEO Elon Musk, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-21 03:00
The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials, reported that Elon Musk ordered a slowdown of the military-grade Starlink service used by Ukraine. Kyiv relies on it for battlefield communications and drone operations, so restrictions affect missions against Russia. The report also said Musk and US President Donald Trump discussed the decision.
DDWOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-21 03:00
Media reports say Elon Musk ordered a pullback in Starshield services in Ukraine.
TTRT WorldOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-21 00:56
A report says Elon Musk ordered Starlink service in Ukraine to be slowed. Musk and President Donald Trump have recently criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has also flagged disruptions in U.S. intelligence sharing.
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CNBCOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-20 23:06
Sources told The Wall Street Journal that Elon Musk ordered restrictions on Ukraine’s use of Starshield, Starlink’s military version, disrupting Ukrainian military missions and causing panic in Kyiv and confusion in the Trump administration. Trump said he had not ordered the restrictions and did not know who had. Accounts differ on whether Musk discussed the move with Trump and other officials beforehand.
MMeduzaOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-20 22:59
Ukraine says Starlink speed limits continue to hamper military efforts to fend off Russian drones. Days earlier, the network slowed unexpectedly; Kyiv called it deliberate, while Washington denied ordering it.
FFrance 24 EnglishOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-18 14:52
Ukraine says Starlink speed limits are continuing to hinder its military effort to fend off Russian drones. The limits followed a sudden network slowdown days earlier, which Kyiv called deliberate while Washington denied ordering it.
FFrance 24Original★★★☆☆2026-10-18 14:51
Elon Musk proposed to Donald Trump that Starlink service in Ukraine be slowed, and Trump agreed, The Daily Telegraph reported, citing sources. The agreement cleared the way for the Pentagon to restrict Ukraine’s access to Starshield, the military version. Musk said on X on October 14 that he was not responsible for the limits; sources suggested he feared a negative reaction from European consumers.
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TASSOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-16 22:19