Zelensky urges US and Musk to lift Starlink restrictions and be on 'right side of history'

A crucial US satellite internet service is still operating too slowly and affecting Ukraine's ability to stop Russian attacks, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. "We are counting on these restrictions being lifted. The protection of lives and Ukraine's energy infrastructure ahead of winter directly depends on this," he said. The issue over the speed of the Starshield system - a military military-grade Starlink service owned by Elon Musk and provided to Ukraine by the US government - has been rumbling on for weeks. Zelensky said he had asked officials "to work as closely as possible" with the US government and Musk's company. "It is important to be on the right side of history," he said.