29 minutes agoElon Musk ready to remove free internet service from Ukraine, asking the Pentagon to pay for it
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)The Starlink satellite network of Elon Mück will no longer be offered to Ukrainians for free and has apparently asked the Pentagon to pay for it. The news comes days after Ukrainian Ambassador Andriy Melnyk rejected the multimiliarder's proposal that Ukraine's Russian invasion could be completed, among other things, officially allowing Russia to annex [...]
The news comes days after Ukrainian Ambassador Andriy Melnyk rejected the multimiliarder's proposal that Ukraine's Russian invasion could be completed, among other things, formally allowing Russia to annex the Crimea.
Musk has said he is simply following the Russian ambassador's “recommendation.
Starlink had been a vital source of communication for Ukraine's army with about 20,000 donations, at a cost of $5x0>80m and will spend $100m by the end of”, Musk wrote on Twitter on Friday.
However, CNN reports that SpaceX demanded that the Pentagon pay for the use of Starlink from Ukraine that could cost approximately $120m for the rest of the year.
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Elon Musk's Starlink says it can't hurt enough to give Ukraine? to pay for it. Starlink had been a load of truck in the war.
This comes days after Ukrainian Ambassador @MelnykAndri told Musk to “back off.”
) Jason Jay Smart (@offiejsmart) October 14, 2022
