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Rubio, Musk clash with Polish FM over Starlink in Ukraine, accuse him of 'just making things up'

by Sonya Bandouil March 9, 2025 7:55 PM

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Elon Musk sharply responded to Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski on March 9, dismissing Sikorski’s concerns about Starlink being cut off in the future, and urging him to be thankful for the assistance thus far.

Earlier on March 9, Sikorski stated that Poland will look for alternative suppliers if SpaceX turns out to be an unreliable provider of Starlink satellite internet for Ukraine.

Rubio responded and claimed that Sikorski was "just making things up.”

“No one has made any threats about cutting Ukraine off from Starlink,” Rubio said. “And say thank you because without Starlink, Ukraine would have lost this war long ago and Russians would be on the border with Poland right now."

Musk responded as well, claiming that Poland only pays a “small fraction” of the cost for Ukraine’s Starlink access, even though Warsaw provides half of the total of Ukraine’s 42,000 terminals, at about $50 million per year, according to Sikorski.

“Be quiet, small man. You pay a tiny fraction of the cost,” Musk said. “And there is no substitute for Starlink.”

Previously on March 9, Musk claimed that the entire front line in Ukraine would collapse if he shut off Starlink services.

Both Musk and Rubio have made remarks against Ukrainian officials and Kyiv’s position in recent weeks.

On March 5, Rubio said that Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine is a "proxy war" between Moscow and Washington.

He then blamed President Volodymyr Zelensky for "undermining" Trump's plan in the peace negotiations thus far, following the heated exchange that took place at the White House in late February.

Musk has also made similar statements, and he has amplified Russian disinformation, criticizing Zelensky’s position frequently, and calling for “immediate peace,” while refraining from criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin for starting the full-scale invasion.

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If Ukraine can keep all of Kherson I think they should take a deal that cedes Donetsk and Luhansk.

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The Russians won’t give up anything they control, that’s irrational. And the Ukrainians would have to withdraw from land they control, to persuade the Russians to end the war

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Fake News. When are you NAFO trolls gonna learn that made up stories by the MSM have no credibility

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The president made clear he still supported the mission of the Musk initiative. But now was the time, he said, to be a bit more refined in its approach.

From now on, he said, the secretaries would be in charge; the Musk team would only advise.

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"... the secretaries would be in charge; the Musk team would only advise." Boom.

We know Trump reverses his decisions as often as he changes his socks so this probably isn't it for Elon. Yet. Most Trump watchers gave him a full six months before he got the ax. But Trump did make a decision and it wasn't with Musk. That's called setting a precedent under duress. The duress being hundreds of GOP candidates running for re-election in 2026. Clock is ticking.

When it happens, Musk will learn how it's done in DC - over a couple of weeks many negative stories about his eminently unlikeable business and personal life will be leaked to the press. He will be increasingly isolated from Trump ("Sorry, he can't meet you now / is in a meeting / is getting his hair done..." etc.) Then other Cabinet members and their staff will just ignore him. Bye bye Space Boy.

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