US President Donald Trump said on Friday he would intervene to resolve any remaining problems with Ukraine’s access to Starlink, the satellite communications service operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said he had not discussed the issue with Musk but would contact the SpaceX chief if the access problems persisted, news agency Reuters reported. “Elon will never do anything wrong. I know him very well. He’s a fair person, and you know it’s an unusual situation where they’re talking to a private company.
The restrictions have been in place since October 13, amid deteriorating relations between Kyiv and Washington.
“If there is a problem, I’ll get it straightened out,” Trump said. Defending Musk, Trump said the billionaire would not deliberately do anything wrong, citing his familiarity with the SpaceX chief. But he’s not going to do anything that’s wrong,” Trump said. Serhiy Beskrestnov, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said there was no indication that the restrictions had been removed. “I don’t want to comment one way or the other, but my relationship with Elon is a very good one,” the US president said.
Ukrainian officials said on Friday that speed limits on Starlink systems remained in force, contradicting Trump’s earlier claim that access had been fully restored.
