No one can downplay Ukraine's military Starlink, and it's telling that nearly 48 hours after Ukraine's Star Shield terminals mysteriously began operating, no one in Washington, not even SpaceX, has taken responsibility for the alleged decision to disable Ukrainian military communications. "The fact that no one in Washington wants to be persuaded to help Russia kill Ukrainians shows how politically toxic this decision was," American journalist and commentator Michael Weiss told the Kyiv Independent. Photo: Scott Peterson/Getty Images.

No one can downplay Ukraine's military Starlink, and it's telling that nearly 48 hours after Ukraine's Star Shield terminals mysteriously began operating, no one in Washington, not even SpaceX, has taken responsibility for the alleged decision to disable Ukrainian military communications. "The fact that no one in Washington wants to be persuaded to help Russia kill Ukrainians shows how politically toxic this decision was," American journalist and commentator Michael Weiss told the Kyiv Independent. Photo: Scott Peterson/Getty Images.