Exclusive: US could cut Ukraine's access to Starlink internet services over minerals, say sources
neuters.de
Ukraine's access to SpaceX-owned Starlink was brought up in talks between U.S. and Ukrainian officials after Ukrainian President Zelenskiy turned down an initial proposal from U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent.
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  • stardust@lemmy.caEnglish
    36·
    19 hours ago

    Would be nice to see global sanctions against the US. Not realistic, but I hope all countries are moving towards significantly reducing American reliance. It’ll be a slow process, but needs to be done.

    • Vipsu@lemmy.worldEnglish
      23·
      19 hours ago

      Honestly sanctions agains companies like these that can be weaponized politically sounds very reasonable.

      They are national security threat in the true meaning of the word.

      • RegalPotoo@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        5 hours ago

        I’ve been looking at getting solar installed, and been talking to a few different companies for quotes. One place only supplies PowerWall batteries, and I said to the sales rep that I wasn’t really interested in buying anything from Tesla and his face made it pretty clear that that was the answer he’d been getting a lot recently