Tech billionaire Elon Musk ordered a speed restriction on a military-grade version of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite service used by Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing US officials. Ukraine depends on Starlink for battlefield communications and drone operations, meaning restrictions on the service affect both its offensive and defensive missions against Russia.

Marco Rubio said SpaceX and Elon Musk control decisions over Ukraine's Starlink access. His remarks sharpened questions about responsibility for the reported Starshield slowdown.

Rubio said a “very difficult negotiation” is taking place to try to resolve the war. Read more at straitstimes.com.

For the past few weeks, the relations between the US and Ukraine have been strained as the Trump administration showed a pivot towards Russia marked by a diesel deal with Putin and putting Russia...