Trump called Musk on Wednesday, urging him to lift speed restrictions on Starlink’s military service in Ukraine.

According to The Wall Street Journal, on Wednesday, October 23, Trump called Musk and demanded the removal of speed restrictions on Starlink’s military services for Ukraine. Subsequently, U.S. and Ukrainian officials confirmed that Starlink operations returned to near-normal functionality the following day (Thursday); however, internal Ukrainian assessments diverged—some officials reported a significant improvement in internet speeds, while others stated that certain military units remained subject to the original bandwidth limitations. On the same day, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) announced two separate reviews: one investigating SpaceX’s decision to degrade Ukraine’s communications capabilities without prior notification, and another assessing the risks arising from the Pentagon’s overreliance on SpaceX’s critical satellite communications services.