Blinken Says Musk’s Starlink Should Keep Giving Ukraine Full Use

09/11/2023 06:35
Blinken Says Musk’s Starlink Should Keep Giving Ukraine Full Use

Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite service is a “vital tool” for Ukraine, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, following reports the billionaire turned off the system near the Crimean coast last year to prevent a Ukrainian drone attack on Russian warships.

  • Musk cut service in Crimea to avoid complicity in ‘act of war’
  • Broadband system is an essential tool for Ukrainian military

A Starlink satellite-based broadband system donated by the Elon Musk in Izyum, Kharkiv region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 

Photographer: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images

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Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite service is a “vital tool” for Ukraine, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, following reports the billionaire turned off the system near the Crimean coast last year to prevent a Ukrainian drone attack on Russian warships.

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