Blinken did not comment on Musk’s decision not to activate Starlink for the Armed Forces

According to the head of the US State Department, Antony Blinken, the Starlink satellite system for providing high-speed Internet is a very important tool for the Ukrainian armed forces.

According to Bloomberg, the Secretary of State declined to comment. Elon Musk’s decision to block Starlink systems near Crimea in 2022 to disrupt the operation of the Ukrainian military against the Russian fleet.

Blinken only emphasized that these systems are important for Ukrainians to be able to communicate with each other, but they are especially important for the military.

“We hope and expect that this technology will remain fully available to Ukrainians,” the US Secretary of State said.