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US President Trump has said he wouldn't comment on who called for capping Ukraine's Starshield access but added that Elon Musk had "put it back." His account was rejected by Ukraine, which says nothing has changed.
Trump has declined to comment on the process that led Starlink to lift speed and access restrictions on Ukraine.
Officials compare working in Russia since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine to the Cold War era.
The network is used by the Ukrainian military, sources say, and Trump says "if there is a problem, I'll get it straightened out".
The three waves of Russian missiles were launched at hours after Russia said it was "ready in principle" to resume peace talks with the US and Ukraine.
Russia’s latest attacks on Ukraine show there has been “no real change” in Moscow’s attitude towards the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday. The deadly strikes came just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin told US envoy Steve Witkoff his country was ready to resume trilateral talks with Washington and Kyiv.
Ukraine and Russia exchanged drone and missile strikes on Thursday, killing seven people in Ukraine, according to authorities. Moscow said it had intercepted 630 Ukrainian drones targeting the Russian capital. The strikes came hours after US envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg. Witkoff said Moscow was ready to resume trilateral talks with Kyiv and Washington.
Governments or companies looking for an alternative to SpaceX's Starlink are faced with few options, as Amazon, Eutelsat and others are far behind.
A US envoy met Putin in Saint Petersburg on Wednesday after the Kremlin agreed to resume peace talks with Ukraine and the United States. Details by FRANCE 24's correspondent Gulliver Cragg.
As Russian continues to attack Sloviansk in eastern Ukraine, thousands of residents refuse to leave or struggle to find a way out. For many, poverty, family ties and beloved pets make evacuation painfully difficult.
Suspension of Starlink service in Ukraine reinforces the uniquely elevated business risk of dealing with Musk as competitors circle.
Overnight attacks on Kyiv injured 15 people, while two were injured in Moscow as Russia said it intercepted 163 drones.
El-Sayed and Rogers also tackle immigration in Michigan while Kansas candidates spar over Ukraine.
Bulgaria's presidential election campaign has been shaped by recent drone attacks on ships in the Black Sea and the government's reduced support for Ukraine, making foreign policy a key factor in the first round.
In Pavlohrad, a Ukrainian city less than 90km from the front line with Russia, there is no respite from war. Residents describe daily life under bombardment, caught between exhaustion and determination. Amid criticism of Trump, TikTok rumours and strikes against civilians, FRANCE 24 gathered accounts from those who “refuse to yield”.
US secretary of state says White House not to blame for reported speed limits on internet services in Ukraine.
Soon after Putin and Zelenskyy expressed willingness to resume US-mediated talks, Russia and Ukraine traded major attacks on each other's capitals.
The latest round of negotiations comes amid growing concerns in Kyiv the US is backing away from its support of Ukraine.
Asked if Elon Musk ordered the slowdown, Trump said, "I don't know who did it, but I was not involved."
President Vladimir Putin does not feel under pressure right now to end the war, the BBC's Russia Editor writes.
