From the archive

One right decision doesn't buy absolution

I suspect political pressure. But there is no independent evidence that the White House ordered the change, and I haven't seen proof that Musk personally ordered it or that these restrictions caused specific deaths. If he made that call and Ukrainian troops died because of it, then, in my view, he has their blood on his hands. Calling it a service restriction doesn't make the consequences harmless. Someone else gets to face them in a trench.