Elon Musk is the one who ordered the slowdown of the Starlink communications system in Ukraine, according to U.S. officials who spoke to The Wall Street Journal. According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Kyiv has been unable to operate certain interception systems due to restrictions imposed on the system's operating speed. The sources who spoke to the newspaper claimed that Musk acted on his own initiative and not based on explicit instructions from U.S. President Donald Trump. However, another source claimed that Musk had previously spoken with administration officials, including the president himself. Trump has previously denied ordering a slowdown in the system.