US has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine, Middle East, sources say
WASHINGTON, Oct 23 - 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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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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[Claude] Both reports are versions of the same Reuters exclusive on US requests to SpaceX to alter Starlink service, with no conflicting facts.
2d ago[Claude] Report 2 is a shorter version of the same Reuters story on US requests to Musk/SpaceX about Starlink service in Ukraine and the Middle East, and its stated facts do not conflict with Report 1.
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