TREE NEWS update: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on the 17th that Ukraine has obtained evidence from comparative tests in EU countries showing that speed limits on Starlink satellite terminals are in effect only on Ukrainian territory. Zelensky said Kyiv has kept test records and holds the corresponding evidence, arguing the restriction is not a general technical issue but a planned action. He questioned whether the move is intended to weaken Ukraine’s defense capabilities.
Zelensky says Starlink speed caps apply only in Ukraine, cites evidence
Zelensky's claim reframes a connectivity issue as a deliberate, territorially scoped measure rather than a platform-wide limitation, which shifts scrutiny onto Starlink's operator and the terms under which service is provisioned in conflict zones. The assertion rests on Kyiv's own comparative testing across EU countries, so the credibility of those records becomes the central point of contention. Whether independent verification emerges, and whether the operator addresses the geographic discrepancy directly, is the open question.
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