Starlink won’t ever shut off its satellite tv for pc web terminals in Ukraine, U.S. billionaire Elon Musk mentioned in a publish to social media on March 9.
Beforehand, European officers voiced concern Starlink might minimize off Ukraine's entry to its web service, which is essential to the conflict effort. Musk and prime White Home officers clashed with Polish International Minister Radoslaw Sikorski over the legitimacy of such considerations earlier on March 9.
"To be extraordinarily clear, regardless of how a lot I disagree with the Ukraine coverage, Starlink won’t ever flip off its terminals," Musk mentioned in a publish to his social media platform, X.
Ukraine's entrance line would collapse if it weren’t for Starlink web entry, Musk claimed, saying that the Russian military can "jam" all different types of communication.
"We might by no means do such a factor or use it as a bargaining chip," the tech billionaire mentioned.
Poland will search for various suppliers if SpaceX seems to be an unreliable provider of Starlink satellite tv for pc web for Ukraine, Sikorski mentioned earlier within the day. His remarks drew swift criticism from Musk and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Sikorski ought to "say thanks as a result of with out Starlink, Ukraine would have misplaced this conflict way back and Russians could be on the border with Poland proper now," Rubio mentioned.
"Be quiet, small man. You pay a tiny fraction of the price," Musk added to Rubio's remarks.
Poland supplies half of Ukraine's whole 42,000 Starlinkk terminals, at a value of about $50 million per 12 months, in keeping with Sikorski.
Fears that Ukraine might lose Starlink entry arose after Reuters reported on Feb. 21 that the U.S. had threatened to cut off service if Kyiv didn’t signal a deal on important pure assets. Musk has denied these claims.
The Kyiv IndependentKateryna Denisova
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