US threatens to shut off Starlink if Ukraine won’t sign minerals deal, sources tell Reuters

https://kyivindependent.com/us-threatens-to-shut-off-starlink-if-ukraine-wont-sign-minerals-deal-sources-tell-reuters/

28 comments

  1. Is it even legal to use such a thing to threaten a country to sign a deal?

  3. If Trump/Elon do this, then nations should gather and ban Twitter in solidarity.

  5. Actually a really dumb move on elons part, now no one will trust starlink…kinda crazy

  9. No country should trust starlink ever again if they’re going to make threats like this. Rip up the contracts and tell them to go fuck themselves.

  10. The States were freaking out about Huawei potentially holding users hostage if they were allowed to build 5G telecom infrastructure in North America…….and here we are. It was Elon we needed to in fact be suspicious of all along.

  12. We are not just the bad guys now. We’re the evil villains. Damn, we are awful.

  13. This is why you don’t let people with large companies and hundreds of billions of dollars have this much power in government. There has to be some conflict of influence here.

  16. Where’s pro-Republican defense lobby? They do realize that no one’s going to buy US made shit after this?

  17. Assholes! , Ontario better rip up that $100 million dollar deal! Don’t need this ass controlling us either

  21. But he has no problem providing the Russian military with Starlink. This is pure evil.

  22. Every country in the world that depended upon the US is going to acquire nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons to protect themselves. See how safe the world will be in 10 years.

  23. The United States Guaranteed the safety of Ukraine when Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons. I think it goes without saying no country should trust the United States to stick to their word. If Ukraine had not surrendered its weapons there would be no war with Russia, so effectively the United States is responsible for the war and now using it to steal 50% of the mineral resources of Ukraine. It’s not a good look.

    In the Star Wars universe who is the United States?

  24. Starlink in Ukraine belongs to Poland as part of international support.
    “Poland bought Starlinks, which it donated to Ukraine. We are paying and will continue to pay the subscription for satellite internet for Ukraine. I cannot imagine that someone can decide to break a business contract for a commercial service to which Poland is a party”

  25. Actual fucking extortion.

    Fuck you, Trump.

    Fuck you, Musk.

    Fuck you, GOP.

  27. Elon Musk overdosing on ketamine would make the world a much better place. 

  28. USA is just a bully country.

    Plz Ukraine, don’t sign the deal!

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