Musk Reverses Position, Says Starlink Can Serve Ukraine For ‘Free’

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It's a major pivot for Musk, who asked the U.S. government for financial assistance and said Friday his company could not 'indefinitely' fund the internet service Ukraine has relied on in its war with Russia.

a letter to the Pentagon last month warning it could not keep funding internet service to Ukraine without financial assistance from the U.S. government.

Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh responded to reports about the letter at a news conference Friday, suggesting the U.S. is not committed to a partnership with SpaceX to provide satellite internet service to Ukraine since “there are other entities that we can certainly partner with when it comes to providing Ukraine with what they need on the battlefield.”

Musk took a swipe at the federal government in his tweet, saying Starlink will continue granting internet access even though it “is still losing money & other companies are getting billions of taxpayer $.”

 

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Crazy!

Should have stayed away from the cesspool known as Twitter.

It’s only because his stock tanked and he has to sell it to pay for Twitter. And: it was never free whff when hes writing it off on taxes - but now the stock will surge tomorrow and I hope the SECGov locks him up for pumping the stock. I also hope his stock continues to tank

As if ,, God Help Amerika 🫤😏😅

Maybe my man just wanted a little recognition for his efforts. No judgement.

Wow

Tf

Terrible reporting, Forbes.

Hope the energy is still there in the next war , unless of course this concern is for European nations only

After Ukrainians were posting their service receipts on Twitter. He got called out for his bs. This guy is despicable.

Highly likely that he's either going to ask for a dole from the government soon (to continue) or use it as an excuse to dump Twitter (again).

His first bad mistake. Investors will not buy this.

The Defence Production Act rang.

You mean all those devices that cost $600 but he sold to the US for $1500 and now all those Ukrainians paying $60 per month for the service?

thanks Elon

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Remember Twitter? I buy it / I don't buy it / I buy it? Same kind of deal.

That just means someone else agreed to pay for it since the u s. Wont

Never trust Elon Musk.

Yes he has no choice when it comes to defeating Russia

I guess there won't be my naked pics in Twitter after all

He´s just smartassing around, first he didn´t say he will turn Starlink off and second it still will be free for Ukraine, as long as others pay the bill. He provided a System asap, but sure ain´t got to fincance a it himself till who knows when.

Tax deductible?

It isn’t for free!

How many retweets for scholarship? needasponsor needsupport

It’s past time for the DOJ & IRS to investigate Musk.

elonmusk you should buy Twitter for Ukraine!!! Ми будемо дивитися там «бавовну»!

Hey elonmusk just say someday that you'll give me all you got 😉 Just saying, like he says 😍😍

как тут не пропиариться 😄

I'll buy Twitter but i won't buy it in order to buy it. We already know the guy.

Is this chap normal? Does he feel he can go on as if late, behaving like this, without consequences? Really! What bloody nonsense! Either help, fully committed, for as Long as it takes, or pleeease, do not behave like an out of control bi-polar magnet amoung Jupiter's moons.

'Interesting'

Flip-Flop-Musk ... what will be next?

Did he have a choice

That's insane

The Ukrainian politician should go and sin no more. He should be grateful

Ілон прочитав книгу по історії України, яку Притула відправив чи що?

Is there anybody cancel Tesla order?

Okay elonmusk

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