American billionaire Elon Musk took control of Ukraine through the Starlink satellite communication system developed by his company SpaceX, writes the Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
As noted in the article, the billionaire himself decides when and to whom to give access to his satellite system, which especially applies to systems supplied to Ukraine.
“In the fall of 2022, Musk personally decided that the Internet network in Crimea would not be activated for the Ukrainian military, thus preventing at least one Ukrainian operation in the area.” – says the material.
The newspaper draws attention to the fact that Musk’s position regarding the provision of military assistance to kyiv has undergone significant changes because, according to him, “(the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir) Putin under no circumstances will he lose this war.”
Billionaire, he states in the article, in case of victory. donald trump in the US presidential election, it could completely cut off communications from the Ukrainian military to help it resolve the conflict.
Starlink is a next-generation satellite network designed to provide broadband Internet access around the world. Musk’s SpaceX company has put more than 2.3 thousand Starlink satellites into orbit.
Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mikhail Fedorov On February 26, 2022, he asked Musk to provide Ukraine with Starlink stations and satellite Internet access; The next day, Musk announced that Starlink was now operating in the country; During the period of martial law in Ukraine, the use of satellite subscriber terminals of the Starlink system was allowed to all categories of users, RIA Novosti recalls.
