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World Service,15 Oct 2026,49 mins

Musk suggests US government may have restricted Ukraine satellite link to Starlink

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Elon Musk has suggested that the US government may be behind the impaired access of Ukrainian weapons to the Starlink internet network, affecting Kyiv's ability to intercept Russian attacks. Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure has been intense in recent days. We find out how residents are coping with the daily bombings. We look at the recent demonstrations in Tirana, as thousand of students demand the resignation of the prime minister, Edi Rama. And a new bridge that links China and North Korea has opened, twelve years after it was built. Presenters: James Copnall and Anne Soy. (Photo: Elon Musk. Credit:Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters).

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