Elon Musk personally ordered Starlink to be slowed down, which disabled Ukrainian drones, The Wall Street Journal reported. Musk and Trump discussed the decision by phone after it became public, with one source claiming they also discussed it in advance.

Musk publicly stated that the decision to limit remained with the US military and the president. On Monday, Trump stated that he does not know who is responsible for this. Both men were angry at Ukraine for strikes on Russian oil refineries, which Trump blames for high fuel prices ahead of the midterm elections.