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  "id": 16302765,
  "title": "Polish FM refutes Musk’s claim that Ukrainian elites profiting from US aid to Ukraine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/polish-fm-refutes-musks-claim-that-ukrainian-elites-profiting-from-us",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T08:33:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
    "slug": "interfax-ukraine",
    "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1225567.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.\n\nMusk, 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.",
  "summary": "Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has refuted a claim by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk that Ukrainian elites are allegedly enriching themselves through the multi-billion-dollar aid provided by U.S.",
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        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
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        "title": "Who actually controls Ukraine's access to Starlink?",
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        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Amid Ukraine uproar, sources say US had asked Musk to block Starlink for Hezbollah, Houthis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/amid-ukraine-uproar-sources-say-us-had-asked-musk-to-block-starlink",
        "published": "2026-10-24T05:49:06.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "US has asked Musk to change Starlink services in Ukraine, Middle East for years, fears misuse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/us-has-asked-musk-to-change-starlink-services-in-ukraine-middle-east",
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        "outlet": "Kyiv Post",
        "title": "Starlink, Starshield Speeds Exceed 161 km/h in Ukraine, MoD Says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/starlink-starshield-speeds-exceed-161-km-h-in-ukraine-mod-says",
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Biden, Trump administrations asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine, Middle East for years: Report",
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        "published": "2026-10-24T07:12:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "R4, European nations call for dialogue to resolve Middle East conflicts: FO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/r4-european-nations-call-for-dialogue-to-resolve-middle-east",
        "published": "2026-10-24T09:03:22.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Ukraine says Starlink and Starshield connection 'stable' again",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/ukraine-says-starlink-and-starshield-connection-stable-again",
        "published": "2026-10-24T09:48:23.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Ukraine restores 'stable connection' to Musk's Starlink, Kyiv says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/ukraine-restores-stable-connection-to-musks-starlink-kyiv-says",
        "published": "2026-10-24T09:58:18.000Z"
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