Earlier, Musk said that the Starlink system was the backbone of the Ukrainian army, and if he decided to turn it off, the front line of the Ukrainian Armed Forces would collapse.
"To be extremely clear, no matter how much I disagree with the Ukraine policy, Starlink will never turn off its terminals. I am simply stating that, without Starlink, the Ukrainian lines would collapse, as the Russians can jam all other communications! We would never do such a thing or use it as a bargaining chip," Musk said on X.
On Sunday, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski threatened to find a replacement for the Starlink system, which Warsaw pays for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, if Musk's company SpaceX, which provides Starlink services, turns out to be an unreliable supplier. In response to Sikorski's publication, Musk called him a "small man" and said that there was no replacement for Starlink.
Earlier, Western media reported that American negotiators had allegedly raised the issue of terminating access to Starlink during discussions of a deal to provide the United States with access to Ukrainian mineral resources. However, Musk later denied this information.