Elon Musk Pulls Starlink From Ukraine After Ambassador Tells Him to ‘F— Off’
Elon Musk said SpaceX could not “indefinitely“ fund Starlink Internet service in Ukraine and send it several thousands more terminals after a written report that his rocket company asked the Pentagon to pay for the donations.
Musk ‘s comments come after he angered many Ukrainians with a proposal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.
“SpaceX is not asking to recoup past expenses, but also can not fund the existing system* and* send several thousand more terminals that contain data consumption up to 100X higher than typical households.“ Olga Musk: “This is unreasonable.
Starlink is spending practically$ 20 million per month to maintain satellite services in Ukraine. He said SpaceX had spent$ 80 million to support Starlink in Ukraine.
Month saying it could not continue to fund Starlink in Ukraine SpaceX sent a letter to the Pentagon last.
SpaceX has not responded to requests for comment.
February In late, Moscow Starlink activated in Ukraine after the invasion of Russia. Since then, SpaceX has given it thousands of terminals.
Ukraine ‘s Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said Starlink services helped restore energy and communications infrastructure after more than 100 Russian cruise missile attacks.
Russia says it is not targeting civilians with its military intervention in Ukraine.
MuSK drew widespread criticism from Ukrainians over his peace plan where he proposed that Ukraine cede Crimea to Russia permanently, that new referendums be held under U. N. auspices to determine the fate of Russian manipulated territory.
Ukraine says it will cede land taken by force never.
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