Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (center), along with U.S. President Donald Trump (right) and Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano (left), discuss “Trump Accounts,” investment savings accounts for children, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 7, 2026. Alex Wroblewski | AFP | Getty ImagesUSA Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to “be careful” in public statements about US support for Ukraine. US-provided Starlink internet recently slowed in Ukraine, hampering the war-torn country’s ability to respond to Russian attacks. In an earlier interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Zelenskyy said he believed the U.S. government was responsible for the slowdown and that Ukraine was “blocked” from U.S. intelligence for a period of time. Read more Politics and policy coverage from CNBC. Bessent warned Zelenskyy about making such claims. “President [Donald] Trump and the secretary [Marco] Rubio has categorically said that no one under the Trump administration did that, and I think it is very reckless for President Zelenskyy to make such an accusation,” Bessent said on “Meet the Press.” “President Zelenskyy should be very careful about making statements like this that are not true,” he added. Starlink, high-speed satellite internet provided by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is critical to the defense of Ukraine. Musk himself said in a post on X last week that the U.S. government and President Donald Trump are “ultimately” responsible for any slowdown of the military version of Starlink known as Starshield. “Starshield systems are owned and controlled by the US government,” Musk wrote. “Any speed limits or usage are decided by the US military and ultimately the president.” This story is developing. Please check back for updates.
