WATCH: Zelenskyy has asked Trump to reduce limits on Ukraine’s use of Starshield

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[0:00] I want to ask you about your ongoing war  effort and the degree to which it depends

[0:04] on this Starlink and Star Shield system,  satellite communication system that Elon

[0:09] Musk owns. You have said that that system  is back to a normal speed after there was

[0:15] a slowdown late last month. I'm sure you saw  reports that Elon Musk, who owns the system,

[0:20] ordered the slowdown. He had said President Trump  was responsible. President Trump denies that. It's

[0:28] very unclear to many people what happened here.  I'm asking what is your understanding of who was

[0:33] behind the slowdown? What do you believe happened  between us? I think that it can't work without

[0:39] one of the sides. Technically Elan and SpaceX can  can slow down can stop it and uh and and and then

[0:48] technically bringing back. Yes. And now it works.  So it mean

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