Starlink speed restrictions seem deliberate: Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Restrictions on Ukraine's military use of SpaceX's Starlink system appear to be deliberate and not the result of any technical problems, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, while denouncing a US decision to waive sanctions against Russia.

Speed limitations on the Starshield internet network remain in place across Ukraine, resulting in a significant slowing down of connections, Zelenskyy said to reporters via WhatsApp on Saturday.

After sending vehicles connected to Starshield to Europe to conduct speed checks and finding they operated normally outside Ukraine, officials in Kyiv concluded that restrictions "are on the territory of Ukraine - so it is a planned operation," he said.


US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday it is "very reckless" to claim that the US government was behind the slowing of the SpaceX satellite communications it uses in its war against Russia.

Intel Sharing working again

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said the US is sharing intelligence again after it was blocked for "some period of time."