Ukraine: Polens Außenminister attackiert Musk wegen Starlink-Drosselung: „Spielst du wieder Politik mit deinen Produkten?“
Nach ukrainischen Angaben wurden Militäroperationen gestört, weil das Satellitennetzwerk Starlink verlangsamt wurde. Polens Außenminister droht Starlink-Eigentümer Elon Musk.
The Ukrainian government warned that the Starlink satellite network becomes inoperable when its drones reach a certain speed. An official from President Volodymyr Zelenskyi's office stated on Wednesday that Starlink internet access had been restricted without prior notice, causing disruptions to several military operations. Serhii Beskrestnow, a Ukrainian presidential advisor, confirmed on the Telegram messaging service that SpaceX, the company operated by Elon Musk, had introduced speed limitations to Starlink terminals while they were in motion the previous night.
This came after Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski harshly criticized Musk on the social media platform X, asking, "Hey, Elon Musk, big man, are you playing politics with your products again?" The advisor to President Zelensky also suspected a political motive behind the action, stating that the move could be related to the current political situation.
Both believe that Musk may have slowed down Starlink in response to recent criticism from President Trump, who had asked Zelensky to stop attacking Russian oil refineries and announced an "energy ceasefire" between Russia and Ukraine.
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