How Starlink crystallizes tensions

Elon Musk and the Polish Foreign Affairs Minister had a weapon pass on the social network X about the Starlink network. So much so that the case has become national.

© Bonnie Cash/Upi/Bloomberg/Getty Images – Elon Musk leaves her hinges against the Polish Foreign Minister. Back to save back to receive Elon Musk Elon Musk alerts will probably not go and spend his holidays in Poland. After the comments of the Polish Tourism Minister on January 27, which assured that “nothing justified that a reasonable Pole continues to buy Tesla” and who called for a “boycott of consumers”, the billionaire had a knit to leave this time with the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski, reports RTL. For what ? Regarding the Starlink satellite system used in Ukraine. Originally, Elon Musk considered that the Ukrainian army would have “collapsed” without its system. Faced with this comment, Radosław Sikorski recalled on X that “the links and Starlink antennas (were paid by the Polish ministry for digitization at a cost of around 50 million dollars per year”. According to the minister, “beyond the ethics which consists in threatening the victim with an assault, if SpaceX turns out to be an unreliable supplier, we will be forced to look for others,” he said. It should be remembered that Poland, by its proximity to Russia, is a major support in Ukraine. To read also: War in Ukraine: How the drones draw the war of the future Elon Musk timed after this comment, Elon Musk replied, seeming not to have appreciated the remarks of Radosław Sikorski: “Shut up, little guy. You only pay a tiny part of the cost. And there is no substitute for Starlink. ” In the process, the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio supported Elon Musk by urging Poland to “say thank you”. This confrontation took on the appearance of a state affair when the national conservative party, the PIS, mocked the Polish minister. On X, former minister Michał Wójcik wrote: “Poland is led by an unorganized government which (…) insults the American administration.” For his part, Prime Minister Donald Tusk defended his minister by suggesting that “the real leadership means respect for partners and allies. Even for the smallest and weakest ”. Read also: War in Ukraine: Donald Trump decides a “break” in the military aid to kyiv for him, it takes “never arrogance”. Present in Ukraine since 2022, Starlink terminals are crucial in this conflict. As Numerama reminds us, contrary to what Elon Musk advances, there is a European alternative which is Eutelsat. It has ten times less satellites, but it exists. In another tweet, Elon Musk finally delayed and assured that “Starlink will never stretch its terminals”. Receive our latest news every day, selecting the main news of the day. (tagstranslate) Elon Musk (T) Starlink (T) War in Ukraine

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