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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.
Musk’s X war with Poland over Starlink
It all began on Sunday when Elon Musk warned that the entire frontline of Kyiv’s defence system would collapse if he “turned off” his Starlink satellite internet system. Musk wrote on his platform, X, “My Starlink system is the backbone of the Ukrainian army. Their entire front line would collapse if I turned it off.”
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.
However, soon after Musk posted his Starlink comment, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski responded, saying that Poland was paying for the service. “Starlinks for Ukraine are paid for by the Polish Digitization Ministry at the cost of about $50 million per year. The ethics of threatening the victim of aggression apart, if SpaceX proves to be an unreliable provider we will be forced to look for other suppliers.”
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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, 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.
Musk’s X war with Poland over Starlink
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, 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.
Musk’s X war with Poland over Starlink
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, 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.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, 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.
However, soon after Musk posted his Starlink comment, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski responded, saying that Poland was paying for the service. “Starlinks for Ukraine are paid for by the Polish Digitization Ministry at the cost of about $50 million per year. The ethics of threatening the victim of aggression apart, if SpaceX proves to be an unreliable provider we will be forced to look for other suppliers.”
However, soon after Musk posted his Starlink comment, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski responded, saying that Poland was paying for the service. “Starlinks for Ukraine are paid for by the Polish Digitization Ministry at the cost of about $50 million per year. The ethics of threatening the victim of aggression apart, if SpaceX proves to be an unreliable provider we will be forced to look for other suppliers.”However, soon after Musk posted his Starlink comment, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski responded, saying that Poland was paying for the service. “Starlinks for Ukraine are paid for by the Polish Digitization Ministry at the cost of about $50 million per year. The ethics of threatening the victim of aggression apart, if SpaceX proves to be an unreliable provider we will be forced to look for other suppliers.”
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