Tech billionaire says Ukrainian military relies on Starlink as Russia can jam all other communications - Anadolu Ajansı

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland, which pays for Ukraine's Starlink internet services, may seek an alternative if Elon Musk's company proves to be "unreliable", the foreign minister said on Sunday after the billionaire speculated about turning off access to the system.

As the Trump administration pressures Volodymyr Zelensky to engage in peace talks, commanders fear their Starlink battlefield internet could be the next victim.

The U.S. secretary of state accused Poland's foreign minister of "making things up" and suggested he was ungrateful after saying Ukraine may need an alternative to Starlink.

Poland has threatened to terminate its contract with Elon Musk if Starlink stops operating for Ukraine. Earlier, the billionaire claimed that if he were to disconnect the satellite internet service for our country,

A public spat between Poland’s foreign minister and Elon Musk over Ukraine’s use of the billionaire’s Starlink satellite-internet system escalated on Sunday when US Secretary of State Marco Rubio joined the fray.

After the US suspended military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine, fears grew that Musk, a close Trump ally, might cut off Ukraine’s access to his private satellite communications system, crit

Elon Musk has claimed that if he turned off his Starlink satellite internet services, the “entire front line” in Ukraine would collapse.

Starlink will never shut off its satellite internet terminals in Ukraine, U.S. billionaire Elon Musk said in a post to social media on March 9. Previously, European officials voiced concern Starlink could cut off Ukraine's access to its internet service,