I can believe that easily enough, he's the same guy that decimated a whole raft of US government institutions and it just so happens that he was quoted (directly prior to Starshield speeds being limited to just under what interceptor drones need to work) as saying that Ukraine had 'gone too far' (whatever that means) and that one DJT has hinted as much. Between those I find it very believable, though it is also possible that Trump is lying and Musk is being made a scapegoat. Hegseth is the dark horse here. Maybe we'll never know, maybe there will be a hearing or even a court case. Absent those it is either Musk, Trump or Hegseth (in that order, feel free to rearrange) and if you have a better candidate I'm all ears.
Unless my picture of how things work is completely wrong, this decision must have come from Trump. I can easily picture Musk (always eager to please) suggesting it as a possibility and Trump telling him "yeah let's do it". Of course all through informal channels because it's all like Trump's private property now. So Musk calls some henchman at the office and tells him to slow down Zelensky's internet until new order, "to send a signal".
Trump is a tool. Whether he's Musk's tool, Putin's tool or someone else's tool doesn't really matter. If it went like you described then they're both culpable, not just Trump. And yes, the signal was received, loud and clear around the whole world: when you are defending your country do not count on the US anymore.
I can believe that easily enough, he's the same guy that decimated a whole raft of US government institutions and it just so happens that he was quoted (directly prior to Starshield speeds being limited to just under what interceptor drones need to work) as saying that Ukraine had 'gone too far' (whatever that means) and that one DJT has hinted as much. Between those I find it very believable, though it is also possible that Trump is lying and Musk is being made a scapegoat. Hegseth is the dark horse here. Maybe we'll never know, maybe there will be a hearing or even a court case. Absent those it is either Musk, Trump or Hegseth (in that order, feel free to rearrange) and if you have a better candidate I'm all ears.
Unless my picture of how things work is completely wrong, this decision must have come from Trump. I can easily picture Musk (always eager to please) suggesting it as a possibility and Trump telling him "yeah let's do it". Of course all through informal channels because it's all like Trump's private property now. So Musk calls some henchman at the office and tells him to slow down Zelensky's internet until new order, "to send a signal".
Trump is a tool. Whether he's Musk's tool, Putin's tool or someone else's tool doesn't really matter. If it went like you described then they're both culpable, not just Trump. And yes, the signal was received, loud and clear around the whole world: when you are defending your country do not count on the US anymore.