The White House, Trump, and the Kyiv Missile Crisis | Why is he Doing This?

<p>Silicon Bites Ep424 | 2026-10-16 | Musk says Trump did it. Trump says nobody did it. Reuters says the White House did it. The Telegraph says they did it together — while jet-powered shaheeds hit Kyiv and the interceptors went blind. People died. Could those deaths have been prevented? It’s impossible to say, but certainly Ukraine’s ability to defend itself was seriously hampered. ----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:Save Ukrainehttps://www.saveukraineua.org/Superhumans - Hospital for war traumashttps://superhumans.com/en/UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukrainehttps://unbroken.org.ua/Come Back Alivehttps://savelife.in.ua/en/Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchenhttps://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraineUNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyyhttps://u24.gov.ua/Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundationhttps://prytulafoundation.org----------SOURCES:Reuters (via US News) — Exclusive: Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources say (15 Oct 2026). Kyiv Independent — &quot;They were both in on it&quot;: Musk suggested Trump restrict Ukraine&#39;s Starlink service, Telegraph reports (16 Oct 2026)The Telegraph — Musk approached Trump with idea of slowing down Starlink in Ukraine (16 Oct 2026)CNBC — Trump says White House didn&#39;t order Starlink restrictions in Ukraine (16 Oct 2026)CNBC — Elon Musk says Trump is &quot;ultimately&quot; responsible for any curbs on Ukraine&#39;s Starshield systems (15 Oct 2026)Al Jazeera / AFP / Reuters — Musk says US military controls Starlink&#39;s limits after Ukraine outcry (14 Oct 2026, updated 16 Oct)Al Jazeera — &quot;Massive&quot; Russian attack on Ukraine kills at least 9, damages power sites (14 Oct 2026)Kyiv Independent — Order limiting Starlink access for Ukraine&#39;s military came from within White House, Reuters reports (16 Oct 2026)Kyiv Independent — No one&#39;s owning up to throttling Ukraine&#39;s military Starlink, and that&#39;s telling (15 Oct 2026)Kyiv Post — White House ordered restrictions on Ukraine&#39;s Starshield, disrupting drone defense – Reuters (16 Oct 2026)Ukrainska Pravda — White House ordered restrictions on Starshield in Ukraine – Reuters (16 Oct 2026)Ukrainska Pravda — Former defence minister Fedorov reports partial res