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Rubio, Hegseth point finger at Musk in Starlink slowdown

22 October 2026 at 11:00
Top Trump administration officials are starting to point fingers squarely at SpaceX founder Elon Musk for the decision to slow down his company’s Starlink satellite internet services and its military counterpart Starshield for Ukraine, which has been muddled in uncertainty over the culprit. Looking to deflect the controversial move — which was swiftly admonished by…

Trump links Russia sanctions waiver to release of jailed American

21 October 2026 at 21:15
President Trump said Wednesday his success in freeing an American wrongly imprisoned in Russia was related to his much-criticized decision to hold back on imposing sanctions on Russia aimed at strangling its ability to wage war in Ukraine.  While acknowledging the trade-off, Trump insisted the U.S. “was not required to give anything in return” for…

7 Republicans join letter urging Trump, Musk to give Ukraine targeting access in Russia

21 October 2026 at 20:32
A bipartisan group of nearly two dozen House members is urging President Trump to ask tech mogul Elon Musk to give Ukraine access to Starlink satellite systems to hunt for missile launchers inside Russia, according to a letter sent Wednesday and obtained exclusively by The Hill.  The signatories included seven House Republicans alongside 16 Democrats,…

Trump teases release of Stephen Hubbard, American man jailed in Russia

20 October 2026 at 20:53
President Trump on Tuesday said he’s asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to release jailed American Stephen Hubbard, teasing that a resolution could happen within a few days.  “Remember that question for a couple of days from now,” Trump said when asked about reports claiming the U.S. was closing in on a deal for Hubbard’s release. …

Zelensky rolls the dice on combative Trump pressure campaign

19 October 2026 at 23:32
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is making a high-stakes bet that a combative public pressure campaign targeting President Trump — in coordination with his allies in Congress — will push the president to reverse course on concessions to Russia.  Zelensky, under intense strain from relentless Russian strikes and depleted air defenses, has lashed out at Trump…

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