{"id":1857,"date":"2025-02-22T08:32:44","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T03:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ainews.prativad.com\/index.php\/us-threatens-to-shut-down-starlink-in-ukraine-reuters\/"},"modified":"2025-02-22T08:32:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T03:02:44","slug":"us-threatens-to-shut-down-starlink-in-ukraine-reuters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ainews.prativad.com\/index.php\/us-threatens-to-shut-down-starlink-in-ukraine-reuters\/","title":{"rendered":"US threatens to shut down Starlink in Ukraine \u2013 Reuters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><strong>Washington reportedly considers using the satellite technology as leverage when bargaining about mineral reserves<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">US officials have warned that they could block Ukraine from using Elon Musk\u2019s Starlink internet terminals if Kiev doesn\u2019t grant access to its critical mineral\u00a0reserves,\u00a0Reuters reported on Saturday, citing three people familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Musk, a major ally of US President Donald Trump, has donated more than 40,000 internet terminals since 2022, which have been widely used by Ukrainian troops on the battlefield.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">According to Reuters, during a meeting between Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky and Trump\u2019s envoy, Keith Kellogg, in Kiev on Thursday, the Ukrainians were told that they faced an <em>\u201cimminent shutoff\u201d<\/em> of Starlink satellite service if they did not sign a deal on critical minerals with the US.\u00a0<br \/><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><em>\u201cUkraine runs on Starlink. They consider it their North Star,\u201d<\/em> a source told Reuters, adding that losing the service <em>\u201cwould be a massive blow.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n        <span><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.02\/thumbnail\/67b6cc2b203027401f570fd8.jpg\" alt=\"Employees wait for an elevator to take them underground to start their shift at a coal mine on February 20, 2024 near Dnepr, Ukraine\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/russia\/613041-zelensky-lied-trump-rare-earths\/\">Zelensky lied to Trump about Ukraine\u2019s mineral reserves \u2013 Bloomberg expert<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">In an effort to ensure further military aid from the US, Zelensky has pitched Trump a preferential partnership in developing Ukraine\u2019s resources, including rare-earth minerals. However, he refused to sign an agreement that would have granted the US ownership of 50% of Ukraine\u2019s mineral wealth. <em>\u201cI cannot sell our country,\u201d<\/em> he said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Trump\u2019s national security adviser, Mike Waltz, said that Kiev\u2019s reaction was <em>\u201cunacceptable\u201d<\/em> and advised Ukrainian officials to <em>\u201ctone it down\u201d<\/em> and sign the minerals deal.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Both Trump and Musk have ramped up their criticism of Zelensky earlier this week, branding him <em>\u201ca dictator\u201d<\/em> and claiming that he is deeply unpopular at home. Trump argued that Ukraine was in no position to complain about his decision to restore direct talks with Russia that were suspended by his predecessor, former President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Zelensky acknowledged earlier this month that around half of its rare-earth deposits are <em>\u201cunder Russian occupation.\u201d <\/em>Writing for Bloomberg this week, commodities expert Javier Blas argued that Trump\u2019s expectations from a deal are grossly exaggerated because Ukraine <em>\u201chas no significant rare-earth deposits other than small scandium mines.\u201d<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US negotiators have reportedly floated the possibility of cutting Ukraine\u2019s access to Starlink internet terminals Read Full Article at RT.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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