In an interview, Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said “I cognize that we volition not person a problem” keeping the work active, citing the “personal communication” betwixt Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov and Musk.
Fedorov “is liable for the digitalization and helium has a nonstop transportation with Elon Musk. They person a idiosyncratic communication, and Mykhailo was truly positive” astir the concern successful their past treatment of the issue, Reznikov said.
Fedorov has repeatedly thanked Musk connected Twitter for deliveries of Starlink terminals, which link tiny outer dishes with a constellation of satellites successful low-Earth orbit to supply net entree for civilians and troops crossed Ukraine.
The Pentagon is considering paying for the Starlink outer web by dipping into a money that has been utilized to proviso weapons and instrumentality implicit the agelong term, 2 U.S. officials progressive successful the deliberations person told POLITICO, suggesting the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative could beryllium a bully conveyance for the money.
There are different work options beyond SpaceX, though Starlink has been operating successful Ukraine astatine a standard overmuch larger than immoderate different net provider. Viasat, a California-based outer communications company, said Friday it is providing enactment successful Ukraine and the region, including providing escaped assemblage Wi-Fi for Ukrainian refugees successful Slovakia.
Reznikov said that “if it’s conscionable a question of money, we person a minimum of 3 sources. It could travel from the Pentagon bundle supporting Ukraine, besides determination is simply a cookware of wealth successful Europe,” oregon backstage donors could measurement up.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis suggested this week that a conjugation of European countries could beryllium created to concern the Starlink outer net work successful Ukraine.
But nevertheless it is funded, Reznikov said Ukraine “will proceed our connection astatine the method level with Elon Musk’s company.”
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