Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on Sunday that he had spoken with Elon Musk, the founder and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, and that a new batch of Starlink equipment would be delivered to the country next week.
In a tweet, Zelenskyy expressed his gratitude to Musk for his "words and deeds" in support of Ukraine.
Zelenskyy also stated that he and the billionaire discussed future space ventures, but that they will address this after the war.
Talked to @elonmusk. I’m grateful to him for supporting Ukraine with words and deeds. Next week we will receive another batch of Starlink systems for destroyed cities. Discussed possible space projects π. But I’ll talk about this after the war.
- ΠΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠΌΠΈΡ ΠΠ΅Π»Π΅Π½ΡΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ (@ZelenskyyUa) March 5, 2022
Musk stated after Russia's invasion of Ukraine that the Starlink satellite internet service had been operational in Ukraine. After Ukraine's Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, encouraged him to deploy satellite-based communications to aid in the resistance against the invasion, he made the step.
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