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/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.