![]() ![]() This would leave Ukraine with very few connections open. It was quite likely that they will sever that fiber link. There is a major fiber backbone which the Russians are aware of. The cell towers are either being blown up or they are being jammed. It is worth noting that the satellite internet connectivity of Ukraine was taken offline by a cyberattack on the day of the invasion permanently. When the request came, we acted very rapidly. Musk: We did think that Starlink might be needed, and we took some preemptive actions to ensure that it could be provided quickly. What was the motivation, and how is it developing? And that was delivering Starlink material in order to grant internet access. Better for everyone.ĭöpfner: You did something very concrete, 48 hours, upon the request of the digital minister of Ukraine. And how much better would the world had been if they had stopped him early. Musk: Appeasement obviously did not work against Hitler. Now, there is the opportunity that we learned the real lesson, and that is never ever racism, never ever genocides and never ever appeasement. And that lesson is: no military intervention ever again. This is crazy.ĭöpfner: Parts of the world, particularly Europe, have learned the wrong lesson from the Third Reich and the Holocaust. But it is important to do something serious. Musk: I think the American government has done more than people may realize. Europe, particularly Germany, struggled a long time. I suppose of course that people realize, maybe we should not have all these internal squabbles when there are more serious threats.ĭöpfner: Volodymyr Zelenskyy put it very clearly. Musk: I do think this will strike the West. With regard to the long-term outcome, are you rather pessimistic that it is going to strengthen Putin and thus, paving the way for other examples like China or elsewhere? Or are you more optimistic that it could be a turning point for a different security policy of the West? It is almost a bipartisan topic that unites democracies and open societies. He wants to disentangle America from Europe. It often indicates a user profile.ĭöpfner: But so far, there is a possibility that Putin achieves pretty much the opposite of what he wants to achieve. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]()
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