A day after claiming it was no longer financially feasible, Elon Musk stated on Saturday that his rocket business, SpaceX, would continue to sponsor its Starlink internet service in Ukraine, citing the necessity for “good deeds.”
Musk tweeted: “the hell with it … even though starlink is still losing money & other companies are getting billions of taxpayer $, we’ll just keep funding ukraine govt for free.”
The hell with it … even though Starlink is still losing money & other companies are getting billions of taxpayer $, we’ll just keep funding Ukraine govt for free
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 15, 2022
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Musk stated on Friday that SpaceX would be unable to continue supporting Starlink in Ukraine. The program has aided military personnel and civilians in staying online during the conflict with Russia.
Musk later appeared to suggest that his change of heart was sincere, but it was first unclear whether it was. Musk retorted, “Even so, we should continue do good deeds,” in response to a Twitter user who said, “No good deed goes unpunished.”
The billionaire and Ukrainian authorities have engaged in online arguments over a proposed peace plan that Ukraine claims is overly lenient toward Russia.
In response to a media allegation that SpaceX had asked the Pentagon to pay for the donations of Starlink, he had made his statements on funding on Friday.
SpaceX did not respond to a request for comment. The Pentagon declined to comment.
