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The Telegraph: Musk proposed slowing down Starlink in Ukraine to Trump

The British outlet The Telegraph reports that SpaceX owner Elon Musk approached US President Donald Trump with an idea to slow down Starlink in Ukraine.

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The British newspaper The Telegraph reports that Elon Musk, the owner of the space company SpaceX, suggested to US President Donald Trump that the Starlink service in Ukraine be slowed down. According to the outlet, the idea came from Musk himself, who took it to the US leader.

Starlink is the satellite internet service offered by SpaceX. The source does not specify how such a slowdown would be carried out, when or in what circumstances the contact took place, or whether Trump responded to the proposal.

The information is based on The Telegraph's publication. No independent confirmation or comment from Musk, Trump or SpaceX is cited so far.

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