Ukraine relies on the good will of two volatile American billionaires to hit Russian targets and defend their own skies – but this week that relationship with Elon Musk and Donald Trump has reached breaking point as Kyiv’s access to Starlink was cut after Trump’s surprise diesel deal with Vladimir Putin.
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Ukraine’s defence minister says operations have been partially restored, and Musk says it’s the US government that controls the military side of Starlink, called Starshield.
So what happens now? Can Ukraine survive without Musk’s technology? And, as Zelenskyy says he feels betrayed by Trump, is this a final, fatal blow in their relationship?
On this episode of The Fourcast Indicators, Matt Frei and Mark Urban are joined by Elisabeth Braw of the Atlantic Council to discuss.
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