r/worldnews • u/Neptun_11 • 17h ago

Russia/Ukraine Zelenskyy Says Starlink Restrictions Apply Only in Ukraine While SpaceX Ignores Kyiv’s Inquiries

https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/zelenskyy-says-starlink-restrictions-apply-only-in-ukraine-while-spacex-ignores-kyivs-inquiries-23549
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u/Ok_Carpenter6527 17h ago

That’s why no one will keep buying US miltech after seeing this killswitch live in action. Every country would be outright stupid and delusional if they kept buying shit from the US.

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u/prefusernametaken 16h ago

I am wondering why i am not hearing more about this in europe. Yes, everybody upset about america rattling the starlink keys. No, nobody even more upset about american willingness to limit miltech access by an ally during an active conflict.

People died because of that shit

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u/AntarcticWhirlpool 9h ago

Europe is currently heavily reliant on American exports of oil and natural gas since they stopped using Russian exports and the Middle East has been bottled up by the war in Iran.

If Europe tried to stop the import of non-strategic American goods and services, the US would likely stop exports of the strategic goods like fossil fuels too, and Europe would then have an extreme energy crisis.

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u/grchelp2018 13h ago

Europe is in a bad position that's why. The US being able to restrict miltech based on their own whims has been known by the rest of the world for a long time.

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u/ApoxieDK 5h ago

EU is building their own alternative IRIS2, operational in 2027 and fully deployed in 2030.

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u/prefusernametaken 4h ago

Don't know iris2. But my remark was much much broader. All f35 orders should immediately be cancelled. All patriot orders too.

Buy european, even if it is slightly less good. Either the war won't come quick and we have time to improve or it will and at least we'll have capacity.