乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基周六表示，据乌克兰军方称，他们所使用的SpaceX“星链”军事版服务“Starshield”目前存在速度限制，这种限制似乎是人为设定的，而非技术故障所致。
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that speed limits on Starshield, the military version of SpaceX’s Starlink that Ukraine says its forces use, look deliberate rather than technical.
目前该网络服务已部分恢复，但速度上限仍维持在每小时160公里左右。
The network has been partly restored, but he said a cap of about 160km/h remains in place.
本周早些时候，当有关速度限制的消息传出后，波兰外长指责SpaceX首席执行官埃隆·马斯克“搞政治操弄”。
When unexpected restrictions were reported earlier this week, Poland's foreign minister accused SpaceX CEO Elon Musk of "playing politics".
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马斯克在其社交平台上称，美国政府拥有并控制着该系统，其使用决策权属于军方，最终则由总统决定。
Musk posted on his platform that the US government owns and controls the system, and that decisions regarding its use rest with the military and, ultimately, the president.
据路透社消息，限制速度的命令源自白宫内部，但唐纳德·特朗普总统周五对记者表示：“不是我下的命令。”
Reuters sources said an order to slow down came from inside the White House, but President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday: "It wasn't me".
他补充道：“我觉得也不是埃隆下的命令。据我所知，情况一直都和以前一样。”此次速度限制正值基辅与华盛顿关系日益紧张之际，而马斯克本人也与特朗普政府关系密切。
"... and I don’t think it was Elon," he added. "And from what I understand, it's the same as it’s always been." The restrictions come as relations between Kyiv and Washington sour. Musk is also close to the administration.
乌克兰独立反腐败委员会（NAKO）创始人兼秘书长奥莱娜·特列古布指出：“如果特朗普政府决定切断对乌克兰的情报支持及‘星链’网络服务，他们也不会公开承认这一点。”
"If Donald Trump administration is cutting for Ukrainians intelligence and Starlink connectivity, they will not openly acknowledge it," Olena Tregub, founder and Secretary General of NAKO, Ukraine's Independent Anti-Corruption Commission.
“他们不会直截了当地承认自己在这么做。对特朗普而言，这么做风险极大——毕竟11月就要举行大选。一旦他不仅失去众议院控制权，连参议院也失守，面临弹劾的可能性就会大增。”
"They would not say it openly that they are doing it. Because for Donald Trump these are huge risks, because now election is coming in November. If he loses not only the House, but also the Senate, impeachment is possible.
“特朗普政府的行为可能会遭到律师及政治对手的质疑。正因如此，眼下对实际情况展开调查至关重要。因为很有可能，一旦他们真的实施了限制措施，就会辩称‘那只是云层遮挡或是暂时的技术故障’。”周六晚些时候，美国国务卿马尔科·鲁比奥称有关政府下令实施网络限制的言论“完全不实”，并强调乌克兰无法使用该网络的军用版本。这一说法与此前报道相矛盾——据称乌克兰军队长期以来一直在使用星链及星盾服务。
"[The] Trump administration can be challenged by lawyers, by political opponents for doing things like that. This is why, right now, it's very important to investigate what's really happening. Because most likely if they are cutting it they will be saying 'oh, it was just a cloud or It was just the temporary glitch'." The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio late Saturday called claims that the government ordered restrictions "categorically false" and said Ukraine does not have access to the military version of the network, which conflicts with reports that Ukrainian forces have long used both Starlink and Starshield.
“星盾是一种截然不同的产品……它与乌克兰毫无关联。我知道乌克兰希望获得星盾的使用权限，”鲁比奥说道。
"Starshield is a totally different product... It has nothing to do with Ukraine. I know Ukraine wants access to Starshield," he said.
“我不清楚相关说法的依据是什么，但这一切与白宫毫无关系……白宫方面并未下令任何人降低网络速度，也无人要求限制网络速率以防止特定无人机使用该网络。”目前乌克兰仍在对网络速度下降的原因展开调查，而星链相关决策影响战场局势的情况也绝非首次出现。
"I don't know what the theory is, but nothing to do with the White House... No one at the White House ordered anyone to slow down the internet or slow down speed so that certain drones couldn't use it." As Ukraine continues its investigation into the network slowdown, this isn't the first time that Starlink decisions have dictated what happens on this battlefield.