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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Joe Sommerlad

Elon Musk snubs ex-Nasa astronaut over Starlink for Ukraine: ‘We will not enable escalation of conflict that may lead to WWIII’

AP

Elon Musk pushed back against former Nasa astronaut Scott Kelly after he appealed to the tech entrepreneur to keep his Starlink satellite internet service unrestricted in Ukraine after SpaceX announced last week that it would be limiting its availability in the warzone.

“Ukraine desperately needs your continued support,” Mr Kelly wrote to the Twitter boss on his own social media platform on Saturday. “Defense from a genocidal invasion is not an offensive capability. It’s survival. Innocent lives will be lost. You can help. Thank you.”

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