NEW YORK, October 22. /TASS/. Ukraine’s access to the Starshield military-grade satellite system depends on the position of the US government, not SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, US Vice President JD Vance told reporters.
"I think that fundamentally, Elon Musk runs a private corporation, and I think it's completely understandable that he doesn't want to get in the middle of what is a war between two state actors without the United States government effectively directing him on what to do. So I don't think this is about Elon. I think it's fundamentally what is America's policy in Ukraine and Russia going to be," he said, commenting on Ukraine’s restricted access to Starshield. "As I just said earlier, I think we're working on some renewed negotiations," Vance added.
Musk said earlier that SpaceX’s Starlink internet service "is limited to civilian or defensive activities and cannot be used for offensive military action." He added that Starshield systems were owned and controlled by the US government and that any limits on speed or usage were decided by the US military and ultimately by the US president.