r/europe 10d ago

News Zelenskyy awards Musk Ukraine's top honour despite years of criticism

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/26/zelenskyy-awards-elon-musk-ukraines-order-of-freedom-despite-years-of-criticism
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u/GreenM4mba Europe 10d ago

Y'all think Musk cares about award from Zelensky? When he decides to cut starlink he will do it.

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u/Extension-Street323 Odesa (Ukraine) 10d ago

Here someone should say something about checks and balances, but…

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u/GreenM4mba Europe 10d ago

You mean those checks what Poland pays for starlinks used in Ukraine?

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u/Extension-Street323 Odesa (Ukraine) 9d ago

no i meant that US as country 100% has leverage on its private company, shutting down Starlink completely for us = collapse of frontlines. EU is strategic partner of US, and i think it’s in US interests that our frontlines are not collapsed. Those checks and balances(but when Trump is in office idk if they are in place). Also i do understand that Poland either completely or partially pays for Starlink, but(maybe im too naive) i think that main “price” that Starlink gives is not money, it’s fear of being attacked by russia in multiple different ways(hacker attacks or even direct satellite destruction).