{"id":128242,"date":"2026-11-06T07:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T05:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/democrats-are-preparing-to-investigate-musk-over-restrictions-on-military-satellite-communications-in-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T10:15:59","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T08:15:59","slug":"democrats-are-preparing-to-investigate-musk-over-restrictions-on-military-satellite-communications-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/en\/democrats-are-preparing-to-investigate-musk-over-restrictions-on-military-satellite-communications-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats are preparing to investigate Musk over restrictions on military satellite communications in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>U.S. Senate Democrats are preparing investigations into restrictions on Ukraine\u2019s military satellite communications, with Elon Musk among those asked to preserve documents, Kyiv Post reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Senate Democratic aide told CNN that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee had issued requests to preserve documents related to the slowdown of the Starshield program in Ukraine, the network reported. The letters were also sent to banks, ports, and private entities involved in transactions involving Russian diesel fuel.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The requests seek to preserve the materials for anticipated congressional investigations. Democratic Senator Chris Coons is expected to take over as chair of the committee after its current Democratic leader, Jeanne Shaheen, retires.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digi24.ro\/stiri\/externe\/democratii-pregatesc-o-ancheta-impotriva-lui-musk-in-legatura-cu-restrictiile-impuse-comunicatiilor-militare-prin-satelit-in-ucraina-4023621\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Senate Democrats are preparing investigations into restrictions on Ukraine\u2019s military satellite communications, with Elon Musk among those asked to preserve documents, Kyiv Post reports. 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