After confirmation American billionaire Elon Musk That his company Starlink could no longer provide internet services to Ukraine due to the high cost, this time the answer came from the US Department of Defense.
A senior Pentagon official believed, today, Friday, that Musk boasts that he has given hope to Ukraine through … Starlink systemAt the end he sends the invoice to the Ministry.
“You want the price!”
He also added that the president of Tesla, who is one of the richest people in the world, “has provided a free service in Ukraine, but after millions of people have depended on it, he now wants to pay the price”.
These statements came after the wealthy American publicly announced today that SpaceX could not fund the Starlink Internet service in Ukraine “indefinitely and send thousands of stations.”
The Starlink logo with the Ukrainian flag behind (Reuters)
This is unreasonable
He tweeted on Twitter: “SpaceX is not demanding reimbursement of previous expenses incurred, but it cannot fund the current system indefinitely either. This is unreasonable,” according to Reuters.
He also pointed out that Starlink spends around $ 20 million a month, referring to consuming large sums of money to maintain satellite services in Ukraine, after it was previously announced that his company has spent around $ 80 million.
Interestingly, Musk’s statements came in light of his tense relationship with the Ukrainian side, following the proposal made last week to end the conflict with Russia by ceding some of his lands to Kiev, which he did. angering many Ukrainian officials who attacked him at the time, after showering him with thanks and praise. .
It also came after documents sent to the Pentagon revealed that his famous company is demanding payment for the continuation of the service in Ukraine, because it can no longer continue to finance it, CNN reported Thursday.
