Elon Musk says Russia is “actively trying to kill” Starlink in Ukraine
Russia is trying to destroy the Starlink satellite Internet communications system, which originated in Ukraine. Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, announced this on his Twitter.
“Starlink is the only communication system that works on the front. Rest [системы] are dead. Russia is actively trying to kill Starlink. To protect SpaceX from internal defense resources. In case Stalink can die,” Musk wrote.
As businessmen reported, other Internet threads, telephone lines, cell towers and other means of space communications that were associated with the protection of hostilities, infections. “Only Starlink remained. For now,” he said.
In addition, Musk again decided via Twitter to warn the world against nuclear war. “Russia has the ability to completely destroy the US and Europe with nuclear missiles in less than 30 minutes, and vice versa. A lot of people don’t know this. Of course it would be crazy [ядерные ракеты] use, but it’s just as crazy to be in such a situation at all, ”the businessman believes.
Starlink in Ukraine
According to CNN, SpaceX warned the Pentagon in September that it could no longer pay for the Starlink network of Internet terminals in Ukraine and demanded that the US military command bear the costs. SpaceX claims they will total more than $120 million by the end of the year, bringing the 2023 total to $400 million.
At the Pentagon, SpaceX’s request “caused irritation,” a source told CNN. According to the channel, citing documents, in fact, we are talking about a large part of the 20,000 terminals (85%) and are paid in full or in full from external sources, including the United States, Great Britain and Poland.
CNN also writes that Starlink was a “vital link” for Ukrainian troops, and Kyiv is currently in a difficult position because the APU is “full load from Starlink.” At the time of receipt, SpaceX handed over about 20,000 satellite devices to Kyiv.
Ukrainian Plan Mask
Earlier, Elon Musk proposed a plan for a possible settlement agreement between Russia and Ukraine. According to Musk’s plan, conflict can be managed if:
- a new vote will be held to seize the territories of Ukraine under the supervision of the UN;
- Moscow will leave these areas if their population decides so;
- Crimea “formally” will be part of “Russia, as it was from 1783 – before Khrushchev’s mistake”;
- water supplies to Crimea will be guaranteed,
- Ukraine as a universal neutral forest.
Musk also called nuclear war a possible outcome of the conflict.
Affiliation Edition Vice President, published by American political scientist Ian Bremmer, who claimed that Musk addressed his interlocutor with his own conversation in Russia, Vladimir Putin. The article says that the Russian leader declared his readiness to negotiate with Kyiv under certain conditions:
- Crimea state of health;
- Ukraine remains neutral;
- Kyiv recognizes the accession of the DPR, LPR, as well as the Kherson and Zaporozhye economies to Russia.
According to Bremmer, it was after the conversation with Putin Musk that the reason was published in your plan for an open conflict in Ukraine. Musk himself denies that he discussed Ukraine with the Russian president.