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·
    1 day 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·
      1 day 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·
        17 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