Polish FM refutes Musk’s claim that Ukrainian elites profiting from US aid to Ukraine

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has denied SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's assertion that Ukrainian elites are profiting from the substantial aid provided by the United States to Ukraine. Sikorski clarified that the U.S. had ceased supporting Kyiv last year, and now European countries are financing purchases of American weaponry.

"No, Elon, the U.S. stopped funding Ukraine last year," the minister stated on X. "In fact, U.S. companies make money off of American weapons for which we Europeans pay." Sikorski added that Musk's attempts to influence Polish politics through his products damage his own reputation.

Musk, for his part, posted on X, highlighting a difference in motives between Ukraine's elite and its common people. He alleged that those in power had enriched themselves through hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign aid, while ordinary citizens were being drafted into the military. The American entrepreneur also suggested that a portion of U.S. taxpayer funds may be being laundered and used to finance political campaigns in the United States.

This explanation, according to Musk, could justify why some American politicians continue to back Ukraine. Meanwhile, ABC News chief international correspondent James Longman reported on X that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the current performance of Starlink terminals is insufficient to support the operation of Ukrainian defense drones.