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Poland considers the recent public dispute involving Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk over Starlink terminals to have beneficial effects for Ukraine.
This was reported by Ukrinform.
Polish Foreign Ministry spokesperson Paweł Wroński highlighted several key takeaways from the controversy. First, he noted Rubio’s assurance that there are no plans to cut off Ukraine’s access to Starlink.
“This means Ukraine will no longer face implicit or explicit threats about being disconnected from Starlink, as Minister Sikorski perceived them,” Wroński said.
Another positive outcome, according to Wroński, was Rubio’s acknowledgment that Russia’s initial objective was the full occupation of Ukraine. He emphasized that the war was never an accident but a deliberate act of aggression. Sikorski agreed with Rubio, stating that if Ukraine were occupied, it would be a collective failure, including for the U.S.
The third major point Wroński highlighted was that the American public has now gained insight into the financial dynamics surrounding Starlink in Ukraine. He stressed that SpaceX is not a charity but a company profiting from the war, with the Polish government covering the costs of Starlink terminals using Polish taxpayers’ money.
The dispute erupted after Musk posted on X (formerly Twitter) that Starlink is the backbone of Ukraine’s military communications and that if he were to disable it, Ukraine’s front lines would collapse. Sikorski responded by reminding Musk that Poland funds Starlink services for Ukraine, raising concerns about the reliability of such a critical provider.
Rubio then accused Sikorski of making false claims, insisting that “no one threatened to cut Ukraine off from Starlink.” Musk also hit back at Sikorski, dismissing him with the remark: “Be quiet, little man. You pay only a small fraction of the cost. And there is no alternative to Starlink.”
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