spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works to News@lemmy.world · edit-22 years agoMusk's interference to protect Russia allowed Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities, and resulted in the deaths of civilians including children - Zelensky advisor.sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up13arrow-down1imageMusk's interference to protect Russia allowed Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities, and resulted in the deaths of civilians including children - Zelensky advisor.sh.itjust.worksspaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works to News@lemmy.world · edit-22 years agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
One of many articles: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/musk-stopped-ukraine-attack-russian-fleet-starlink-rcna104019
minus-squarejarfil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-22 years agoThe use of Starlink was restricted by US Government sanctions: no use on Russian territory or assets. Tough luck, that also means no using it for attacking on Russian territory or assets. Edit: Here’s a link with sources and dates.
minus-squarecarpelbridgesyndrome@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoCrimea is Ukraine. Also that’s not how sanctions work at all
minus-squarejarfil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·edit-22 years ago Crimea is Ukraine Crimea is Stalin’s “present” to the Republic of Ukraine after the ethnic cleansing and genocide of Crimean Tatars by the USSR. Do you support that genocide? that’s not how sanctions work at all These sanctions work exactly like that: no service, means no service, not “no service, but sometimes some”. If you want an exception, you ask the US Government, not some rando running the service.
The use of Starlink was restricted by US Government sanctions: no use on Russian territory or assets.
Tough luck, that also means no using it for attacking on Russian territory or assets.
Edit: Here’s a link with sources and dates.
Crimea is Ukraine. Also that’s not how sanctions work at all
Crimea is Stalin’s “present” to the Republic of Ukraine after the ethnic cleansing and genocide of Crimean Tatars by the USSR.
Do you support that genocide?
These sanctions work exactly like that: no service, means no service, not “no service, but sometimes some”.
If you want an exception, you ask the US Government, not some rando running the service.