Summary
- Tech billionaire Elon Musk has called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to leave office, intensifying tensions between Kyiv and Washington as Ukraine questions the United States’ commitment to supporting its war against Russia.
- He distinguished between Starlink, a civilian satellite communications system also used by Ukraine, and Starshield, which he said was controlled by the US government and used for battlefield communications.
- A senior Ukrainian official said the United States had recently threatened to stop providing intelligence about Russian missile launches, information Ukraine uses to help defend against incoming attacks.
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Tech billionaire Elon Musk has called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to leave office, intensifying tensions between Kyiv and Washington as Ukraine questions the United States’ commitment to supporting its war against Russia.
“And so the slaughter continues,” Musk wrote on X on Wednesday, adding that it was “time for Zelensky to go”.
His remarks came amid a growing dispute over the use of satellite communications systems that Ukraine relies on for battlefield coordination and civilian communications. Kyiv has accused Washington of undermining its defence efforts by failing to provide timely warnings about incoming Russian missile strikes and introducing changes affecting its access to Musk’s satellite technology.
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