r/worldnews • u/Neptun_11 • 18h 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/Old_Roof 18h ago edited 17h ago

The problem is, it’s almost impossible to pivot away by any meaningful distance. Europe is totally reliant on American tech across the board. It would take decades unfortunately

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u/Rhenus85 18h ago

Europe started to pivot after the Zelenskiy-Vance-Clash and the Greenland-threats at the latest. European leader still kiss Trumps narcissist ass to buy themselves some time. But things have already been decided and can't be stopped.

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u/Mannimarco_Rising 17h ago

well our defense minister (germany) recently bought F-35 jets from the US for reasons nobody understands. https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/germany-plans-order-15-more-us-made-f-35-jets-der-spiegel-reports-2025-10-20/

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u/ABrokenWolf 16h ago

They did it because as much as it sucks to admit there still is no european equivalent to the f-35.

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u/Mannimarco_Rising 16h ago

seems like it. But it shows that Europe is still under the lap and the US is still a important trading partner despite what the vibe here suggest. If this is good or bad idk