Interesting. So perhaps Ecuador themselves decided to cut Assange off for a bit so he would not do/say anything to bugger up their deal they were negotiating with the US?
I had also wondered if the US did not ask Ecuador to do this so that Assange could not, even inadvertently, do/say something that messed with the timeline of events that Q-team and POTUS are controlling. He otherwise might be something of a wild card. Just speculating here.
I hope in the end he is freed and can live his life again. He has certainly made a huge sacrifice for what he believes in.