Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
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Press outlets viewing the episode as an American signal · 7 of 18 countries
Pretoria is primarily focused on the rift between Kiev and Washington: the restriction of Starlink is presented as a revelation of a deteriorating American partnership, at a time when London is showing its support for Zelensky.
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TimesLIVE · The Citizen · Business Day +1
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Press outlets focused on dependence and sovereignty · 8 of 18 countries
Canberra is questioning the dependence of a warring army on a private network: the Australian press is highlighting the "single point of failure" that Starlink, controlled by one man, represents.
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Sydney Morning Herald · ABC News · The Age +1
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Press outlets viewing the episode as an American signal · 7 of 18 countries
The United States government deciphers the throttling of Starlink as a symptom of the rift between Trump and Zelensky, beyond the technical glitch, while Musk shifts the responsibility to the president.
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CNBC · NBC News · Axios +1
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Press outlets focused on dependence and sovereignty · 8 of 18 countries
Helsinki is examining the issue of who decides on the connection of a warring army: Elon Musk attributes the speed limit of Starlink to the US army and, ultimately, to Donald Trump.
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MTV Uutiset · Ilta-Sanomat
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Press outlets focused on dependence and sovereignty · 8 of 18 countries
Paris takes away a lesson in sovereignty from the episode: an army at war is dependent on a private American network, and the press opposes it with the European option of Eutelsat and telecom operators.
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France 24 · RFI · Sud Ouest +5
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Press outlets viewing the episode as an American signal · 7 of 18 countries
Budapest sees the throttling of Starlink as a symptom of the rift between Washington and Kiev, against a backdrop of American threats regarding intelligence and arms.
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444 · Index HU · Telex
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Press outlets viewing the episode as an American signal · 7 of 18 countries
New Delhi sees the throttling of Starlink as proof of a blurred line between commercial service and military tool, where Musk defers the decision to the Pentagon and Trump.
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Times of India · The Hindu Business Line · Free Press Journal
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Press outlets viewing the episode as an American signal · 7 of 18 countries
Rome is questioning Washington's reliability towards Kiev: the Italian press links the restriction of Starlink to American threats on intelligence and to the rift between Trump and Zelensky.
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La Repubblica · ANSA · Adnkronos
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Press outlets focused on dependence and sovereignty · 8 of 18 countries
Vilnius is weighing Kiev's dependence on a private network: the Lithuanian press highlights Zelensky's call to Elon Musk and the latter's silence.
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Press outlets focused on dependence and sovereignty · 8 of 18 countries
Warsaw questions the control of a service that allies finance, with Poland at the forefront, but which Elon Musk refers back to the military and the American president for settings.
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Rzeczpospolita · RMF24
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Press outlets focused on dependence and sovereignty · 8 of 18 countries
Lisbon takes a firm stance on dependence: the Portuguese press first notes Zelensky's appeal to a private American network that Kiev depends on, and Musk who refers the decision to Washington.
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Observador · SAPO Notícias · Jornal Económico
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Press outlets with a technical or operational angle · 3 of 18 countries
Bucharest first assesses the military cost of disrupting Starlink: cancelled missions, drones exposed to Russian weaponry, officers speaking of a "nuclear attack", before addressing Musk's responsibility.
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Mediafax · Digi24 · G4Media
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Press outlets focused on dependence and sovereignty · 8 of 18 countries
London first measures the military cost of the disruption to Starlink: slowed drones, disrupted missions, weakened interception of Russian drones, before reading it as a symptom of the tensions between Kyiv and Washington.
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BBC · The Independent
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Press outlets viewing the episode as an American signal · 7 of 18 countries
Moscow sees the crippling of Starlink as a blow to Ukraine's combat capability and as a signal from Washington to Kiev, at a time when Donald Trump is pressing Ukraine to spare Russian refineries.
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RT · TASS · Meduza +2
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Press outlets with a technical or operational angle · 3 of 18 countries
Belgrade is breaking down the Ukrainian army's dependence on an American network: the Serbian press is holding onto Musk's phrase that the decision ultimately falls to the President of the United States.
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N1 Serbia · Politika · Blic
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Press outlets with a technical or operational angle · 3 of 18 countries
Singapore is examining the boundary between Starlink, a commercial service, and Starshield, the Pentagon's military version, to understand who can curb the Ukrainian drones.
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Channel News Asia · Straits Times
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Press outlets focused on dependence and sovereignty · 8 of 18 countries
Stockholm is questioning Kiev's dependence on Washington: between SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the White House, the Swedish press is looking into who controls the connection of a warring army.
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Svenska Dagbladet · Sveriges Radio · Aftonbladet
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Press outlets viewing the episode as an American signal · 7 of 18 countries
Kyiv gauges the throttling of Starlink by the front line: interceptor drones slowed, missions cancelled, Shahed jet drones more difficult to counter, and a hint of a political decision from Washington.
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Ukrinform · Kyiv Post · Ukrainska Pravda EN +1
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