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Lawmakers call for probes into Ukraine's satellite speed limits

Forbes' report brings congressional scrutiny into a dispute over whether restrictions were lifted and who controls them.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 147,816 views a day, 99 times a normal first day on this channel (1,490).

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Who can lift the satellite speed limits affecting Ukraine's drones? Forbes' report presents conflicting answers from Washington, alongside calls from lawmakers for investigations and testimony.

Reporter Isabel Togoh names Brian Fitzpatrick, Mike Turner, Kevin Cramer and Adam Schiff among those seeking congressional scrutiny. The question extends beyond whether a connection works: it is who has the authority to change its restrictions.

The report quotes Vice President JD Vance saying, "I don't think this is about Elon." Secretary of State Marco Rubio offers a different emphasis: "We cannot direct a private company as to the decisions they make or not make."

Those statements sit beside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's account that speed limits on Starlink and Starshield remain, despite President Donald Trump's statement that Elon Musk had lifted them. Forbes cites reporting that drone connections failed above roughly 100 mph, making the distinction between having service and having usable service consequential.

The Short drew about 148,000 views in its first day, nearly a hundred times Forbes' usual opening for the format.

There is also a caution against treating isolated successful flights as proof that restrictions have ended. Togoh cites military expert Serhii Beskrestnov, who says instances of higher speeds were likely quirks in the algorithm rather than evidence that the caps had been lifted.

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