Elon Musk ordered a “slowdown” to Starlink in Ukraine that set off a “panic” in the country and “confusion inside” the Trump administration.

The Wall Street Journal dropped a report on Tuesday diving into a disruption in Ukraine’s Starlink-internet service as they continue fighting a war with Russia.

According to U.S. officials and three people familiar with the situation, “Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of a military-grade version of Starlink relied on by Ukraine, a decision that sparked panic in Kyiv and confusion inside the Trump administration.”

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    6 hours ago

    I cannot believe I’m reading this article. How is this not treason? How is this not giving our enemies aid and comfort? Pulling back the ability of a strategic partner to defend themselves against Russia. If something like this doesn’t deserve the strongest pushback and consequences I don’t know what does.

    • He’s apparently got a new response to the situation. I’d pay close attention to the words he’s using and what narrative he’s both adhering to and modifying. This is dangerous.
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      We are not actually at war with Russia. That’s it. Without that, it can’t be treason in the U.S.

      If we were at war with Russia…we’ll, he has a lot of wealth. I think that also means laws don’t apply to him.