Musk’s bizarre comments came to light during a minor feud with former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, who actively supports Ukraine and even arrived in Kiev in November. Kelly scolded Musk for his Starlink Internet service, which the company says has recently been restricted to military use by the US military.

What happened

After becoming president of the company Gwynn Shotwell said Ukraine violated agreements with SpaceX by using Starlink to detect the positions of Russians and other military targets.It seems that Musk’s company has begun to limit the possibility of using the technology to control drones. It is not clear what actions he took, but the Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov commented on the situation, stating that at the moment the satellite communication terminals in Ukraine are operating without any changes.

Scott Kelly, who has been a frequent critic of Musk in the past, wrote: “Ukraine desperately needs your continued support. Please make your Starlink satellites fully functional. Defending against a genocidal invasion is not an offensive capability. This is survival. Innocent lives will be lost. You can help.”

About a day after application Musk finally repliedalthough the message he gives in his words is probably understood only by himself.

You are smart enough not to swallow the propaganda lies of the mass media and other mass media. Starlink is Ukraine’s communications backbone, especially on the front line where almost all other forms of Internet communications have been destroyed. However, we will not allow the escalation of the conflict that could lead to the Third World War.
– wrote the billionaire.

It’s unclear exactly what Musk called a “propaganda lie” – the words of Gwynn Shotwell, or even the report that he said it. Regarding the latter, he certainly won’t be able to argue because the director of SpaceX said it publicly at a conference in Washington, and then expanded on his opinion in a conversation with reporters.

Interestingly, a few hours before Musk responded to Kelly’s message, tweeted: “Some of the smartest people I know actively believe in the press… unbelievable”. And while it didn’t mark the astronaut, it was probably intended for him.