Starlink system: what consequences for Ukraine if the Americans cut off the network?
DECRYPTION - As part of the negotiations for access to Ukrainian mineral resources, the United States has, according to several sources, brandished the threat of suspending the satellite network owned by Elon Musk, widely used by the army on the battlefield.
When Washington's interests are at stake, all means (of pressure) are good to weigh in the negotiations. While the new President Trump wants to force Ukrainian President Zelensky to sign a treaty giving the United States privileged access to the country's mineral resources , the American administration, faced with Volodymyr Zelensky's refusal, reportedly threatened to cut off access to the satellite internet operator Starlink .
According to three sources cited by Reuters, this threat was raised by American negotiators after kyiv refused an initial deal proposal: the payment of the equivalent of $500 billion in mineral resources to the United States, in exchange for American support for the war effort with its equipment. The new American diplomacy would thus try to twist the arm of the Ukrainian president.
Asked about this information, Starlink boss Elon Musk formally denied it. But the news agency…
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