Wire reporting: (Reuters, via ABC News Australia)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that speed restrictions had returned on Starshield, the military satellite service supplied for Ukraine, capping use at 161 kilometers per hour on Ukrainian territory occupied by Russia^1,2.

Speaking at the European Political Community summit in Ireland, he said the limit matches 100 miles per hour and that Ukraine had received very little information from the United States about why it was back^1,2.

Zelenskyy said interceptor drones cannot catch Russian jet-powered Shahed drones arriving from occupied areas if connectivity drops above that speed, and that more strikes then get through^1,2.

SpaceX's media relations department told Ars Technica the allegation of a new restriction was false and that there had been no change¹. ABC Australia's account, which did not include that denial, said Zelenskyy described systemic restrictions affecting the front line².

Similar limits were reported about a month ago and, Ars Technica said, were lifted by Oct. 24^1,2. Elon Musk has previously said Starshield limits are decided by the U.S. government; President Donald Trump has denied ordering an earlier slowdown, according to Ars Technica¹.

Some Ukrainian officials, speaking to the Financial Times as cited by Ars Technica, said they believed the cap was meant to pressure Kyiv during peace talks¹. A Ukrainian official told ABC Australia the issue was not raised in Abu Dhabi talks and it was unclear who made any decision².

The comments came as U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow^1,2. European Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier said reports of Starshield disruptions were concerning and, if confirmed, unacceptable, and that services should be restored¹.

What caused any slowdown, whether it is still in effect, and who ordered it remain unconfirmed in public records.