A high-profile exchange has erupted between a U.S. president and a foreign leader over recent disruptions to Starlink satellite internet service in Ukraine, with the president denying any involvement. The dispute follows resumed military strikes on Russian oil refineries, adding tension to the already strained diplomatic relations. Claims have been made that neither the president nor a prominent tech executive played a role in the outage, though the president suggested the issue may have originated elsewhere. The back-and-forth underscores broader concerns about the impact of satellite communications on Ukraine’s defense and infrastructure.
President Trump claimed on Friday that neither he nor SpaceX founder Elon Musk caused Ukraine’s Starlink outage earlier this week as the president clashed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over resumed strikes on Russian oil refineries. “I didn’t do that. No, we didn’t do that at all. In fact, I don’t even think it was...
