Volodymyr Zelensky asks Elon Musk to restore Starlink in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday called for the restoration of Starlink, a satellite network owned by Elon Musk, in an interview with journalist Piers Morgan, excerpts of which were broadcast online.

“People will die, of course if the attacks continue and if Starlink doesn't work (...) I really hope it's an error, maybe a major technical problem, I don't know, but we ask that the service be restored,” Volodymyr Zelensky told the journalist, who asked him what his message to Elon Musk was. He also said that cutting Starlink, used for battlefield communications in Ukraine, was “a big mistake.”

Volodymyr Zelensky also said on Wednesday that he was “counting on the partnership with the United States”, after his country experienced “certain difficulties” on the ground, at the start of his meeting with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham at Downing Street. “We suffered massive attacks today and unfortunately, we also encountered certain difficulties, points that I would like to raise with Andy (Burnham) concerning Starlink, intelligence,” lamented the Ukrainian president, referring to “surprises that we do not expect when we have a real partnership”.