Elon Musk dramatically upped the ante with Ukraine on Friday with a threat to cut financial support for the Starlink satellite access that has played a pivotal role in the fight against Russia.
By Daryna Krasnolutska and Kateryna Choursina |Elon Musk dramatically upped the ante with Ukraine on Friday with a threat to cut financial support for the Starlink satellite access that has played a pivotal role in the fight against Russia, with the world’s richest man saying he could not keep funding the service and others should step in.
As well as helping Ukraine’s forces on the ground, Starlink terminals have supported infrastructure across the country, and any move to withdraw them could potentially hinder progress in counteroffensives against Russian troops. It would also risk a backlash not just from Ukraine but also its allies who have provided financial and military support for months without conditions.
Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s minister for digital transformation, has said previously the country is getting Starlink terminals free of charge, although he added there might be a different arrangement between Musk and the US Agency for International Development and European entities which provided Starlinks to Ukraine.
Poland purchased 11,700 Starlink terminals for Ukraine, including 5,000 acquired by state-controlled refiner PKN Orlen SA, according to Janusz Cieszynski, the government official in charge of cybersecurity.
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