Elon Musk said on Friday that SpaceX could not “indefinitely” fund the Starlink internet service in Ukraine and send it several thousand more terminals. That came after a report suggested that his rocket company had asked the Pentagon to pay for the donations in the future. Ukraine officials are angry that he asked for help to pay for it. This comes after Musk was put on a Ukraine “kill list” and a top official told him to “F.. off.”
On Friday, Musk responded to a tweet from the Kyiv Post’s Jason Smart that reads: “Elon Musk’s Starlink says it can no longer afford to give Ukraine free service and asks the Pentagon to pay for it. Starlink had been a game changer in the war.”
“SpaceX is not asking to recoup past expenses, but also cannot fund the existing system indefinitely *and* send several thousand more terminals that have data usage up to 100X greater than typical households. This is unreasonable,” Musk said on Twitter.
BACKGROUND
Musk has been spending nearly $20 million a month, he called it a “burn,” for maintaining satellite services in Ukraine. He recently said that SpaceX had spent about $80 million to enable and support Starlink in Ukraine.
CNN reported on Thursday that SpaceX sent a letter to the Pentagon last month saying it could not continue to fund the Starlink service in Ukraine. The company asked the U.S. military for help with millions of dollars a month.
The letter obtained by CNN states that Space X says it’s “not in a position to further donate terminals to Ukraine, or fund the existing terminals for an indefinite period of time.”
This is what the government doesn’t know how to do – stop spending money.
Musk activated Starlink in Ukraine in late February after Russia’s invasion disrupted internet services.
INGRATES
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was among those who criticized Musk’s proposal.
Ukraine’s outgoing ambassador to Germany, Andrij Melnyk, said on Twitter: “F— off is my very diplomatic reply to you @elonmusk.”
Musk, responding to a post about dropping the Starlink service and the ambassador’s remark, said: “We’re just following his recommendation.”
Musk jumped in to help them, but he never signed on to years of help.
Social media plants are now attacking Musk, claiming he should do it because of the money the US has put into Starlink.
Musk is now under attack on social media.
This afternoon, Musk responded again. He wrote on Twitter, “The hell with it … even though Starlink is still losing money & other companies are getting billions of taxpayer $, we’ll just keep funding Ukraine govt for free.”
That’s how the taxpayers feel.
The hell with it … even though Starlink is still losing money & other companies are getting billions of taxpayer $, we’ll just keep funding Ukraine govt for free
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 15, 2022
KIM DOTCOM CALLS IT
KiM DotCom responded, “Ukraine leaders insulted Elon for talking peace, posted pics of him as a prisoner of war, put him on a kill list, and told him to “f– off.” They’re not just ungrateful, they are idiots. Let’s send them more money.”
Starlink is the “primary comms system of the Ukrainian army.”
Ukraine leaders insulted Elon for talking peace, posted pics of him as a prisoner of war, put him on a kill list and told him to “fuck off”. They’re not just ungrateful, they are idiots. Let’s send them more money 🤣 https://t.co/vTphXvQLkY
— Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) October 15, 2022
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This should tell Elon what a moron he was for supporting Nazis attacking the Donbas since 2008, maybe it will wake a few flag waving fools up as well….I doubt it though, you flag wavers are dull brained Nazi supporters…congrats. Will you also support the death list containing such people as Roger Waters, John Kleese and now Elon? And anyone else crazy enough to suggest peace?
Are you aware the Ukraine Azof Nazis have killed 14,000 Donbas citizens since 2014? And continue to be in defiance of the Minsk Agreement signed by all parties inc but not limited to Russia, Ukraine, NATO, UN and the USA? .
Are you aware the Ukraine Nazis had almost half a million troops on the Donbas border intent on the genocide of the Donbas Russian speaking citizens before Russia took action to save them?
No? I thought not…..cause if you did, you are the worst kind of vermin.
To hell with the ingrates, give them millions in free service and they threaten to kill you if you stop. His official position should be “F**kum and feed em fish heads”!
Ha ha, awesome comment.
Musk should pull the Plug on Starlink for Ukraine!
It would shorten this disaster considerably and save many lives GuvGeek, Russia has offered terms many times only to be rebuffed by the war mongering lunatics of the West, and does so again now as he pauses to build a proper Russian army in response to the growing Western arms supplies, which will devour the already smashed remains of the Ukraine army once the ground has frozen….tick tock…..probably less than a month and the 300,000 reservists and 70,000 volunteers will be ready to go, along with the existing forces and new allies..
I cant help but smile when I think of the disaster awaiting the Germans and Brits who will freeze to death this winter…and then will have no fertilizer for crops in spring…goosestep to that MFRs.
PS. Mr Potato Head and friends in the USA are recruiting ISIS fighters with cash such is their carnal desperation…hang your head America, you are Nazi supporters and have now added ISIS to your list of dubious allies…could you sink lower?
I cant see how, although continuing to attack nuclear power stations in the worlds most important food bowl is a new low I guess, except they are already doing this of course…..sick sad world. .
Rather it would lengthen the war. Letting Russia win in Ukraine, a war they are in the process of loosing, would embolden them to attach other countries also. Poland, Lithuania, Moldova, etc. would each be attacked by the pariah state. Russia, a country with a population of only ~150m, wishes to control its surrounding populations many times higher. Musk advocated prolonging Russia’s pain.