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Be quiet, small man. You pay a tiny fraction of the cost. And there is no substitute for Starlink.”
Musk later lashed out at Sikorski himself, posting To be extremely clear, no matter how much I disagree with the Ukraine policy, Starlink will never turn off its terminals,
I literally challenged Putin to one on one physical combat over Ukraine and my Starlink system is the backbone of the Ukrainian army. Their entire front line would collapse if I turned it off,
Musk said in response to an X user who accused him of not treating Russia as the aggressor and only criticising Ukraine We just about have. We just about have.”
Asked if he would consider ending the suspension, Trump said I am simply stating that, without Starlink, the Ukrainian lines would collapse, as the Russians can jam all other communications! We would never do such a thing or use it as a bargaining chip."
A quarrel with the Americans on X is just what we need at a time of key decisions in the region."
Poland's nationalist opposition party Law and Justice criticized Sikorski's comments, with lawmaker Marcin Przydacz saying on X No one has made any threats about cutting Ukraine off from Starlink. And say, 'thank you' because without Starlink Ukraine would have lost this war long ago and Russians would be on the border with Poland right now,
If SpaceX proves to be an unreliable provider we will be forced to look for other suppliers,
Sikorski wrote in his post on X, calling out the “ethics” of Musk’s “threatening the victim of aggression.” Starlinks for Ukraine are paid for by the Polish Digitization Ministry at the cost of about $50 million per year,
Sikorski wrote on X later on Sunday