Data: Musk and Trump behind the shutdown

On the night of Wednesday, the satellite service Starlink's military version Starshield stopped working as usual. Several missions had to be aborted because the Ukrainian drone pilots lost control of the drones traveling faster than 100 miles per hour.

Elon Musk, who owns Starlink, immediately claimed he was not behind the speed limit and blamed the White House and Donald Trump. Trump has also said on several occasions that neither he nor Musk is behind it, but according to sources for the British The Telegraph, both are lying.

- The truth is that they were both involved in it, says a source with insight.

Reuters sources also believe that the White House is behind the new restrictions.

Why Trump and Musk allegedly degraded Starshield's performance is not known, but the relationship between Ukraine and the United States has deteriorated significantly in recent weeks.

The sources claim that it was originally Musk's idea to impose speed limits, which Trump backed. At the behest of the US government, the Pentagon then reduced the speed of Ukraine's communications with Starshield, the sources said.

But after Ukraine reacted so strongly to Starshield's reduced speed and what it meant for the country's defense, Musk became concerned that it would mean a setback for his business in Europe.

According to one of The Telegraph's sources, Musk was worried that European consumers would react negatively, so he blamed Trump.

In recent weeks, Trump has on several occasions stirred up feelings in Ukraine.

The president has eased sanctions on Russia, struck a diesel deal with Vladimir Putin and said Ukraine should hold elections to remove Zelensky from the presidency. Trump has also criticized Ukraine for its successful attacks on Russian refineries.

According to Trump, it is the Ukrainian attacks that have caused the high fuel prices in the world, even though most observers agree that the US war against Iran and the standoff in the Strait of Hormuz are the real reason.

Trump's attacks have also caused Zelensky to direct unusual criticism of both the US and Trump. On Friday, a reporter asked if Zelenskyi thinks Trump is using him as a scapegoat for the US midterm elections in November.

Zelenskyy answered with a long silence, then burst into a wry smile.

- This is my answer, he said, which was met with laughter by the reporters on site.