What I'm saying is that it is a bit complicated. There were lots of articles saying government had requested that they support the effort, but the government in

What I'm saying is that it is a bit complicated. There were lots of articles saying government had requested that they support the effort, but the government involved was the Ukrainian government. They have zero authority to compel, whether they pass laws or not. Lots of US politicians made noises on television but that is not an official request. The actual laws involved were actually fairly murky. SpaceX is required by US law not to service the Russian held parts of Ukraine (eg, Crimea) and Starlink itself doesn't want to find Starlink being regulated as a munition which has broad potential impacts w/r/t ITAR. Were those just excuses? It is hard to say. But what is clear is that the US executive branch made no effort to remedy the situation. Instead they left SpaceX in a position where they could be clearly condemned for either decision. The decision that SpaceX took was the one least likely to land them in court or jail. It's hard to blame them.