On Thursday, during a press conference, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, among other things: about the postponed summit on aid for Ukraine in Ramstein. Radosław Sikorski emphasized that Real, practical help, especially hardware, is crucial for Kiev.
In this context, he recalled that the president was supposed to go to the summit Andrzej Dudaalthough the heads of governments of countries supporting Ukraine should take part in it. For this reason, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has prepared a government position for Duda so that “he can speak not only on his own behalf, but also on behalf of the Polish state“.
Speaking about the above-mentioned position, Sikorski pointed to one of the key factors that allow Ukrainians to continue to effectively defend themselves against Russian invasion. We're talking about the internet connectivity via Starlink modules.
– Those Starlink modules that are in use in Ukraine, are not sponsored by Mr. Elon Musk, but are and will be financed exclusively by Poland. We do it no one else does it – said the head of diplomacy.
Meanwhile, the head of the corporation producing Starlinks has often played the telecommunications satellite systems card on the international arena. Musk said, among other things, that he was concerned about the use of the equipment by Kyiv.mixed feelings“. He also threatened to limit financial support transferred to this technology in Ukraine. He also claimed that his company could not survive indefinitely bear the costs regarding band support.
Starlinks are crucial for Ukraine in the war with Russia
In April 2024, an American official anonymously reported that the contract for the supply of terminals is valid from June 2023 to May 2024 and it is not known whether it will be extended. The contract that Pentagon was to conclude an agreement with Elon Musk's company for the deployment of Starlinks, it was worth it $23 million.
There was also a lot of talk about Starlinks due to disturbing reports. The Ukrainian media warned that Russian troops benefit in the temporarily occupied territories from this communication system, and also thwart the Ukrainians. At that time, however, it was not known whether Musk's company is aware of the existence of the practice. Then it was reported that the Ukrainian authorities were working with SpaceX to solve the problem.
Musk himself also reacted to the matter and said that the company she never sold and did not supply equipment to the Russian military.
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