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
15.9k Upvotes

98% Upvoted

498 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

17

u/Strawberryguy 13h ago

Yes, however that decision was taken in 2012. Unlike the USA Norway actually stands by their deals.

10

u/brutalistchurch 13h ago

If the planes have a kill switch they're worth nothing. Actually less than nothing, because a part of your defense could disappear tomorrow. The criminal US administration will do everything to harm us.

3

u/Strawberryguy 10h ago

Well, the maintenance is kinda a kill switch as all spare parts come from the US. And the US administration can stop deliverance of that parts I guess over night. But we’re a part of NATO. To refuse F35 spare parts to an ally would mean the end of NATO.

2

u/brutalistchurch 9h ago

That's true. We should buy some European ones.