Shut up, little man… Elon Musk clashed with Poland’s foreign minister, Trump’s minister also jumped into the controversy, know what is the Ukraine connection
Elon Musk, one of the richest people in the world, has had a heated debate with Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski. Musk, a close aide of Donald Trump, has had a debate with Sikorski over the Ukraine war and Starlink. The Ukrainian army uses Starlink, the satellite internet service of Musk’s company SpaceX. In the Twitter debate about Starlink’s role in the Ukraine war and its funding, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has also tweeted and defended Musk. Europe is seeing resentment over the US stopping the supply of weapons and intelligence to Ukraine in the war against Russia. This has also become the reason for the debate between the Foreign Minister of European country Poland and Musk.
Tesla and SpaceX owner Elon Musk tweeted on the Ukraine war, writing, ‘If Starlink stops helping, their entire front line will collapse. I am saddened that Ukraine is embroiled in a stalemate, which it will eventually lose.’ Sikorski, responding to Musk, wrote that Poland is giving $50 million every year for Starlink access in Ukraine. Sikorsky also said that if SpaceX does not seem reliable, we will look for other suppliers. Musk got angry at this and replied, ‘Shut up, little man. You are paying a very small part of its cost. There can be no alternative to Stellarlink.’
Trump’s foreign minister also jumped into the controversy
In the dispute between Radoslaw Sikorsky and Elon Musk, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has defended Musk. He wrote on X, ‘No one has threatened to cut Ukraine off from Starlink. You should thank Musk because without Starlink Ukraine would have lost this war long ago. By now the Russian army would have also entered the border of Poland.’
Starlink has been created by Elon Musk’s company SpaceX. The purpose of Starlink is to provide high-speed internet to remote areas, especially war zones. Starlink terminals have been important for Ukraine’s military operations since the Russian invasion began in February 2022. Starlink has been providing connectivity there. Musk says that this is a big help for Ukraine in this war, while European countries say that a huge amount is being paid for it from their side.
US President Donald Trump’s ban on sharing weapons and intelligence with Ukraine has also affected his relationship with Poland. Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk has recently strongly condemned Trump’s decision. After Tusk’s criticism of the US decision, his foreign minister has now got into an argument with Musk, who is Trump’s closest aide.
