Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has denied experiences that the USA threatened to close off Starlink in Ukraine until Kyiv agreed to a minerals deal.
Responding to a report by Reuters, Musk referred to as the declare "false" and accused the information company of mendacity. He supplied no proof to again up his assertion.
His response got here after the Kyiv Unbiased shared the information, which cited nameless sources alleging that Starlink's continued operation in Ukraine was being tied to an settlement over mineral assets.
Musk, presently the world's richest man, heads the U.S. President Donald Trump-established Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE), a corporation tasked with eliminating waste from the federal price range.
That is false.
Reuters is mendacity. They’re second solely to AP (Related Propaganda) as legacy information liars. https://t.co/UwbDPk7MWj— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 22, 2025
The U.S. has threatened to chop Ukraine’s entry to Starlink if Kyiv doesn’t comply with a crucial minerals deal, Reuters reported on Feb. 21, citing sources. Negotiations are ongoing after President Zelensky refused an preliminary proposal, although Trump stated a deal is close to.
SpaceX started offering Starlink terminals to Ukraine shortly after the full-scale invasion, giving Kyiv an important communications benefit on the battlefield. Since then, nevertheless, Musk has grown more and more vocal in criticizing Ukraine.
Musk, who Trump has tasked with eliminating "fraud" and "waste" from the federal government price range, has referred to as for shutting down the U.S. Company for Worldwide Growth (USAID), a corporation that gives important humanitarian assist to Ukraine. He has additionally amplified Russian disinformation and mocked Zelensky for calling Ukraine an unbiased nation. Musk's feedback on X are sometimes deceptive or outright false.
The Kyiv IndependentChris York