• Chozo@fedia.io
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      16 hours ago

      Who do you think suggested the idea to them? $10 says Elon directed Russia straight to a backdoor. He’s been itching to see Ukraine fail this whole time, I wouldn’t put it past him to directly interfere in such a way.

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          13 hours ago

          He has refused to allow Ukrainian troops to use Starlink within Russian occupied regions to avoid “conflict escalation”.

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            It would be illegal to enable it within Russian/occupied territory because of US sanctions.

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              12 hours ago

              He also doesn’t let Ukraine use starlink in Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine, according to a quick google search.

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              11 hours ago

              Why? Can starlink not track which ones they give to Ukraine and not let any others work in the area? Or would that require competence that Leon Skum and company doesn’t have?

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                8 hours ago

                You’re asking the wrong person. I don’t work for U.S. goverment - I don’t know why the sanctions are what they are.

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          12 hours ago

          IDK, maybe that whole thing where he likes to selectively turn off Starlink, or maybe that time he literally went to visit Putin and then spouted some Russian Blood and soil?

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            8 hours ago

            Starlink wasn’t enabled in Crimea in the first place because of U.S. sanctions. The author lied about this and has admitted doing so.

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    14 hours ago

    It’s interesting the lengths Russia will go through to win this without becoming a half-decent country.