Elon Musk refuses to let Ukraine use Starlink for strikes inside Russia, per The Kyiv Independent. He wants a deal, not escalation, and doesn't believe Starlink over Russia would help end the war.
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Ukraine Got Musk to Block Starlink
Former Ukrainian Minister of Defence Fedorov:
When the first Shahed with Starlink flew over Kyiv, we understood that if we don't shut down Starlink for the Russians, operator-guided Shaheds that can't be jammed will change flight trajectories and destroy all our air defense, Patriots, F-16s, everything.
There was a 1% chance of pulling this off. But Elon said: "Let's just talk by video."
It was our first video call. He said: "Okay, I'll do it."
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