White House Limited Ukraine Starshield

U.S. and Western officials said a message from inside the White House directed the Defense DepartmentDepartment of Defenseexecutive department of the United States federal government to slow Starshield service for Ukraine. A Ukrainian Defense MinistryMinistry of Defence of UkraineUkrainian government ministry responsible for military and national defense matters source said terminals were working in motion again, but only at speeds up to 100 miles per hour. Starshield is the U.S.-controlled military version of SpaceXSpaceXAmerican spaceflight and AI company’s Starlink, which Ukraine uses for battlefield communications and drone operations. The limit came as President Donald Trump pressed Kyiv to stop strikes on Russian oil refineries. A senior U.S. official said Trump did not request the restriction, while Ukrainian officials said Washington called it a White House decision. Four Republican senators joined Democrats in seeking a Pentagon inspector general investigation.