The anti-Ukrainian position of billionaire Elon Musk, who owns Starlink via his space firm SpaceX, has prompted concerns about over-reliance on Starlink devices in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian publication, Kyiv Post, has posted that Berlin has reportedly funded Kyiv’s access to French satellite provider Eutelsat’s services.
Eutelsat, which provides satellite internet connection, is the world’s second-largest, low-orbit satellite operator, and serves as a potential alternative to the U.S.’s Starlink services that are being used on the Ukrainian front to sustain battlefield communications.
Reuters, citing Eutelsat’s chief executive Eva Berneke, said Berlin has been funding Kyiv’s access to Eutelsat via a German distributor.
The revelation came as billionaire Elon Musk, who owns Starlink via his tech firm SpaceX, has been increasingly critical of Kyiv in various anti-Ukrainian statements. However, Musk maintains that Starlinks would not be turned off in Ukraine.
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