Quote Originally Posted by kettering_baggie View Post
I’ve just read another article; he alleges that he did not disable the Starlink system because he never enabled it in the first place! You just can’t sit on the fence when dealing with a murderer like Putin.
Apparently he was happy to allow Ukraine access to existing Starlink coverage but the system was not enabled over Crimean region in the first place. Musk -the major shareholder in the system-claims he refused to enable it in this area over fears that attacks on Russian shipping could lead to a major escalation of the war.

It might be remembered that the US and many NATO allies have also balked at supplying Ukraine with particular weapons-especially aircraft-for fear of further provoking Putin who had been doing a lot of sabre rattling with threats around using nuclear weapons in retaliation to such Western aid.

Maybe Musk is telling the truth then, although as the war drags on the response of NATO has changed too and has hardened in terms of the military kit it is prepared to supply.