Trump says Musk has restored access to Ukraine's Starlink network

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Elon Musk has restored Ukraine's Starlink internet access, US President Donald Trump has said after restrictions hampered Kyiv's armed forces.

Trump fez os comentários depois que o presidente ucraniano Volodymyr Zelensky disse que a conectividade com a rede militar Starshield, fornecida pelo sistema Starlink baseado em satélites de Musk, ainda não havia sido totalmente restabelecida.

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.

The Trump administration previously denied instructing Musk's company to restrict access.

The connectivity restrictions came as Trump put pressure on Zelensky to stop attacking Russian oil refineries, which he has argued have caused prices to rise.

Diante das eleições de meio de mandato no próximo mês, Trump suspendeu algumas sanções à Rússia e concordou com um acordo para importar diesel russo para o mercado dos EUA — uma medida que foi criticada pela Ucrânia e seus aliados europeus.

Ukraine relies on Starlink - owned by Musk's SpaceX company - for a range of battle communications and early warning systems during Russian missile attacks.

Fonte da imagem: Reuters. Legenda da imagem: Um soldado ucraniano usando internet via satélite Starlink em uma posição na linha de frente.

Earlier on Thursday, Zelensky said the speed of the system used by Ukraine's military had still not been restored fully.

Em uma coletiva de imprensa, ele disse que a velocidade “ainda não foi restaurada para 400 [km/h; 250mph]”, acrescentando: “Estamos trabalhando nisso.”.

He continued: "I am waiting to hear from US Secretary of State [Marco] Rubio. He promised to get back to me with information within 48 hours or so.

The Ukrainian president made the comments shortly before the Wall Street Journal, external reported that Trump called Musk and asked him to lift restrictions on Ukraine's use of Starlink.

The US outlet reported that Trump told Musk he was frustrated the Starlink system's speeds were still capped at around 160km/h, according to officials.

O limite de velocidade tornou os drones ofensivos e interceptores da Ucrânia impotentes contra os ataques russos.

The journal reported that the system was working more normally on Thursday, shortly after their conversation.

A BBC News não confirmou o relatório do Wall Street Journal. Também entrou em contato com a White House e a SpaceX para solicitar uma explicação.

Ukraine first reported an interruption to US intelligence sharing on 14 October.

Musk said last week that the US government ultimately controls access to Starshield, the military-grade version of Starlink which Ukraine uses for some of its operation.

Ele disse que o sistema foi projetado para o Pentágono, sugerindo que ele pode estar por trás das restrições.

The White House has repeatedly said it did not order access to be restricted.

Mísseis atingem Kiev após a Rússia concordar com a chamada dos EUA para retomar as negociações de paz na Ucrânia.

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• Rump told Musk he was frustrated the Starlink system's speeds were still capped at around 160km/h, according to officials