The dispute between Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and businessman Elon Musk over Ukraine's use of Starlink terminals has positive aspects for Ukraine, the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform reports,
Secretary of State Marco Rubio took Elon Musk’s side in an online fight with a Polish diplomat over Starlink’s role in the Russia-Ukraine war. The exchanges were notable coming days after Rubio and the tech mogul reportedly clashed over Musk’s actions with the Department of Government Efficiency during a Trump Cabinet meeting at the
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski thanked his U.S. counterpart Marco Rubio for confirming that U.S. will not disable Starlink terminals for Ukraine’s Armed Forces. — Ukrinform.
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Poland sees silver lining in Starlink dispute
He noted that the most important outcome for Ukraine was Rubio’s statement that no one intends to disconnect Ukraine from the Starlink system. “Ultimately, Elon Musk later confirmed this as well. So now there will no longer be threats or pressure on Ukraine along the lines of ‘we’ll disconnect you now’ or ‘if we cut you off,
Elon Musk, the owner of Starlink, announced on platform X that despite disagreements with Ukraine's policies, Starlink terminals in the country would not be shut down. This statement followed a heated exchange between Musk and Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski.