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Musk-Trump Starlink throttling in Ukraine tied to Russian strikes and satellite stalkingTests show restriction unique to Ukraine; Poland moves on alternative
7 Oct 17 7:24 AM · 22d ago · 42 articles · 75 posts · 191 comments · 7 sources · development 7 of 9
A Ukrainian lawmaker demonstrates Starlink works normally above 160 km/h in Poland but not Ukraine, indicating a deliberate policy rather than a technical fault; Poland's deputy defence minister says it is developing its own satellite alternative with secured funding.
“#Starlink works perfectly at 180km/h + in #Poland. In #Ukraine no such luck. Anything over 160km looses signal. So it's not a technical glitch.”
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy Ukrainian President
Elon Musk SpaceX/Starlink owner
Donald Trump US President
Mykhailo Fedorov Ukraine digital transformation minister
Cezary Tomczyk Poland's deputy defence minister
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This is pathetic. Ukraine tested Starlink speed restrictions in Europe and had no issues - the restrictions only exist in Ukraine. The Trump administration is actively helping Russia kill Ukrainians - and risking the lives of US and NATO advisors in Ukraine.
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#Starlink works perfectly at 180km/h + in #Poland. In #Ukraine no such luck. Anything over 160km looses signal. So it’s not a technical glitch. It’s someone’s concrete decision. Unsurprisingly it comes when Ukraine armed forces were advancing on the frontlines
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Zelenskyy with the receipts: Quote from Zelenskyy: "To understand whether these are really technical problems at SpaceX, or whether it is some kind of operation or agreement to restrict us, to disconnect us, to prevent us from defending ourselves and protecting our people... we sent a couple of cars with Starlink to the territory of European Union…
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No, I didn’t admit he disabled an air defence system. Temporary speed limits on terminals in motion are not the same as “pressing a button to disable a military air defence system” or flipping a kill switch. That distinction was the entire point. You’re just redefining the words until they match the claim you already wanted to make. Starshield is…
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Trump is retaliating against Ukraine for taking out the bot 🤖 farm being used to interfere with the Midterms. This is what Trump does. He’s a dangerous traitor to the USA. A criminal pedophile and a killer. He and Putin are colluding to destroy our country. Take every penny and Gaza us.
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🇵🇱 NEW: Poland is preparing to develop its own alternative to Elon Musk’s Starlink, potentially in cooperation with other European countries. Deputy Defence Minister Cezary Tomczyk revealed today that: • Initial offers have already been received. • Funding has been secured,
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How is it possible that many ministers of the Dutch government are still on # X , a platform owned by an # adversary of # Ukraine . Let them deactivate their account and become active on # Mastodon . https:// newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/musk-c onvinced-trump-to-slow-down-starlink-1792179982.html Here you can find what the X accounts of Dutch ministers…
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Sadly, this kind of bigotry and tribalism can flourish anywhere, even Europe. Marie Le Pen isn't qualified to work a cash register, yet she's a major player in France. Right wing Partij voor de Vrijheid (Party for Freedom) was the largest party in the Dutch House of Representatives in 2023. I am not defending the abject bigotry and cruelty Trump…
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If you’re gonna go so far as to lift sanctions, crippling Starlink/Starshield for Putin is all part of the package deal to keep his copies of the Trump - Epstein files sealed (for now.)
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Russian Kosmos 2612 and ICEYE-X36 (providing Ukraine military support) are now in perfect sync with each other. The Russian military satellite is intentionally stalking and tracking the Western radar satellite. Keeping a satellite "bumper-to-bumper" in this manner allows Russia
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❗️Zelensky says Starlink restrictions remain active in Ukraine, disrupting interceptor drones, logistics and military operations. According to him, connections cut out completely above 161 km/h, causing drones to be lost. Ukraine then tested vehicles equipped with Starlink terminals inside the EU at speeds above 180 km/h, where he says the systems…
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These satellites are all in a (very) low orbit. They will orbit the globe in about 100 minutes (give or take), which means they'll only be over Europe for a relatively short part of that time. A system to cover Europe can certainly use fewer satellites than one that wants to have global coverage, but it would still need enough to have…
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Hello!!!!!!!!!!!! If we regain the House and Senate we need to flush all of those intent on maintaining the status quo. Bs.
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Latest: Zelenskyy tells reporters over WhatsApp that restrictions on Ukraine's Starlink systems remain. Interceptor drones can't function, logistics and operations hobbled. The maximum speed is 161 kph; "exceeding this limit causes the Starlink connection to cut out completely,
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The Russian satellite COSMOS 2612 was has been hovering near the U.S. ICEYE-X36 imaging satellite in recent weeks. It was reported to be within a few km from ICEYE-X36 yesterday, at ~550 km altitude. COSMOS 2612 was launched on 16 Apr 2026. https://www. csis.org/analysis/could-russia -be-poised-use-orbit-weapon-against-commercial-satellite…
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Technology and globalisation really changed things. Most of these new techbros pay their local American employees higher than average wages. Their American employees are no longer factory line workers but white collar office workers who have little incentive to unionise and push their company to do better. These companies also outsource less…
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If Dems regain Congress they can do investigation to find out WHO gave the order to take ouf Starlink/Starshield. That person deserves to be brought to justice. #vote #RemoveTrumpEnablers
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1\5 America went much further than that with its recent Starshield/Starlink restrictions on Ukraine. Let me explain the effects. Starlink is a technology that provides critical communication service to government and civilian sector, I repeat the service is critical. So what
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❗️Elon Musk approached Trump with the idea of imposing Starlink speed limits in Ukraine, The Telegraph reports, citing four sources familiar with the discussions. One source said Trump “agreed” with Musk’s proposal, paving the way for the Pentagon to restrict Starshield, the military-grade system used by Ukraine. A senior source said: “The reality…
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America turning inwards would be a step that hurts them a lot. I can see an easy path to the breakdown of the union of states into 3 - 5 zones. East coast, west coast, middle, border north states and maybe something else. Control of those would be highly contested and funded by the Theils, Zuckerberg's and Musk's for control. Not saying it wouldnt…
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It's more than keeping the Epstein files hidden. It is also to make sure the pedos with power can continue to rape little children. The word is impunity
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Marco Rubio asked about Elon Musk saying Ukraine's Starlink access is up to Trump. "I saw a report on that the other day and it's just categorically false. No one at the White House ordered anyone to slow down internet or slow down speeds so certain drones couldn't use it"
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“…it was Musk who approached Trump with the idea of slowing down the Starlink systems in Ukraine, and Trump agreed. But…the outcry over Russia’s destructive attacks…made Musk worry that European customers might turn against him…” —Heather Cox Richardson, October 16, 2026 # trump # musk # starlink # ukraine # russia
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He is a Elo bot as part of his big spending campaign before the midterms Basically he is trying to stir up shit and get someone who feels strongly enough to commit an act of terrorism and begin the hot version of the Civil War since they believe the left aren’t ready and are exploitable at this point They want to do so before the Dems take power…
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