Putin's comments come after Musk said last week that he refused an emergency request by Ukraine to extend coverage of Starlink satellites to Crimea.
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday praised Elon Musk, calling the Tesla and SpaceX founder a “talented businessman.”
  • Putin was discussing Russia’s space program after a failed moon landing last month.
  • His comments come after Musk said last week that he refused an emergency request by the Ukrainian government to extend coverage of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites to Sevastopol in Crimea.
  • @TaTTeEnglish
    5•1 year ago

    He supplied them? As far as I’m concerned, SpaceX is a huge company and Musk is only a small part of it. Even without him as CEO it’s very likely Starlink would have been provided to Ukraine. The same can not be said about blocking Starlink, that came personally from the rat.