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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Alex Hern

Elon Musk’s SpaceX says it can no longer fund Starlink internet in Ukraine

Elon Musk with a SpaceX logo behind
Elon Musk has denied reports he had spoken directly to Vladimir Putin. Photograph: Jae C Hong/AP

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has said it cannot afford to continue to donate satellite internet to Ukraine and has asked the US government to pick up the bill, according to a report, as the relationship between the billionaire and Kyiv breaks down.

“We are not in a position to further donate terminals to Ukraine, or fund the existing terminals for an indefinite period of time,” SpaceX’s director of government sales wrote, in a letter seen by CNN.

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