US-Ukraine Tensions: Trump Halts Military Aid, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio Clash with Poland's Radoslaw Sikorski Over Starlink

The United States under Donald Trump is pushing against its allies and Europe is learning this the hard way. After cancelling all US military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine, on Sunday (March 9), a new debate opened up over the use of Elon Musk’s Starlink and its significance in the ongoing war against Russia. Sunday saw tech billionaire and ‘First Buddy’ Elon Musk along with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio trading barbs with Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski on X over the use of Musk’s Starlink internet service in Ukraine. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Notably, Musk’s comments come at a time when US-Ukraine ties have deteriorated to its lowest point. Trump has suspended all US military aid to the war-torn country and even paused intelligence sharing with it after his showdown with Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Oval Office in the White House. Amid that, Musk had referred to the Ukrainian leader as “evil” for pushing what he called a “forever war” with Russia. More from Business Hyundai India’s Rs 27,870 crore IPO oversubscribed by 2.28X, largely driven by institutional investors How Indian fintech startups are driving Malaysia’s UPI-like digital payments revolution

Trump Halts US Aid to Ukraine, Sparks Starlink Debate with Musk and European Allies

Under Trump, the US halted military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine. Musk and Rubio clashed with Poland’s Sikorski over Starlink’s role amid worsening US-Ukraine ties.

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