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Musk says SpaceX restricted Ukraine's Starlink connection as service restored Elon Musk has said his company SpaceX restricted Ukraine's Starlink internet service, after Ukrainian officials said connectivity issues appeared to have been resolved. The tech billionaire accused Ukraine of violating its terms of service by using it for military activity - but denied being responsible for a simultaneous issue with its US-run, military-grade counterpart Starshield. Kyiv has not officially commented on Musk's latest claim but Ukrainian presidential adviser Serhiy Beskrestnov said his post was very strange. Musk had earlier denied deliberately throttling Ukraine's connection, which it says hampered its ability to conduct defensive operations. The issue first emerged last week during a broader row between Washington and Kyiv over Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil infrastructure.

Trump says Musk has restored access to Ukraine's Starlink network To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Figure caption, Watch: Trump says Musk has restored Ukraine's Starlink internet access after row Elon Musk has restored Ukraine's Starlink internet access, US President Donald Trump has said after restrictions hampered Kyiv's armed forces. Trump made the comments after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said connectivity to the military-grade Starshield network, which is provided by Musk's satellite-based Starlink system, had yet to be fully restored. Musk previously denied he was behind the slowdown, which affects Ukraine's ability to use drones to attack Russia and protect itself from attacks. Trump refused to be drawn on a report that he had called Musk to ask him to lift restrictions to the service, but when asked about it he said: Bottom line, he put it back.

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Zelensky rallies EU support as Trump says Ukraine leader'more difficult to deal with than Putin' US President Donald Trump has renewed his sharp criticism of Volodymyr Zelensky, saying the Ukrainian leader is more difficult to deal with than [Russian President Vladimir] Putin. Speaking to US media on Thursday evening, Trump also called Ukraine's fresh wave of strikes on Russian oil refineries a disgrace. Zelensky, who is in Brussels for a summit with EU leaders, had paused the attacks for three days at Trump's request for a ceasefire on energy targets, but said on Thursday the strikes would resume because Moscow had never stopped. Meanwhile, deadly attacks on Ukraine continued overnight, with several people killed in a Russian drone strike in the north-eastern city of Kharkiv, the regional governor said. At least 19 people were injured, Oleg Synegubov wrote on Telegram.

Ukrainian forces said its battlefield efforts were temporarily hampered after losing some access to SpaceX’s military-grade satellite Internet service. Experts tell TIME why Starshield is so uniquely important on the Ukrainian battlefield.

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To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. We are behind you and that will not change, Andy Burnham has told Volodymyr Zelensky, as he hosted the Ukrainian leader in Downing Street. Zelensky was in London as part of efforts to reinforce backing from allies after Donald Trump called for him to go and lifted sanctions on Russian diesel. The prime minister said Ukraine was willing to discuss an energy ceasefire proposed by the US president but said Russia's response had been further attacks on critical national infrastructure in Ukraine. Zelensky said: Our people, we survived and continue to do this because we have strong partners and I'm very proud that we have one of the strongest partners in our history and it's your people, Andy.

Burnham careful before Zelensky meeting but promises Ukraine won't leave'empty handed' President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to London follows a well-trodden diplomatic path in a war now in its fifth year. For months, US President Donald Trump had been a largely benign presence in the conflict, promising Ukraine greater access to American air defence technology and threatening more sanctions on Russia. Then last week Trump carried out an abrupt U-turn, lifting sanctions on Russian diesel and calling for Zelensky to be replaced. Once again Ukraine's leader got on his plane to shore up support among European allies. Burnham says he wants to'repair bridges' between Ukraine and US Starlink restrictions affecting Ukraine's front line operations, Kyiv says Russia's offensive ability is broken, Kyiv's former top general tells BBC For the prime minister there was the tricky but now familiar diplomatic task of needing to show solidarity with Zelensky without appearing to criticise Trump. Burnham's answer was to say and announce as much as he could without exposing himself to questions from journalists asking about Trump's latest betrayal of Kyiv.