Ukraine disputes Elon Musk's claim that drone strikes violated Starlink's terms
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[0:00] According to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk,
[0:03] Ukraine violated Starlink's rules. He
[0:06] says they use the civilian satellite
[0:08] internet network for an offensive drone
[0:12] strike. But Ukrainian officials are
[0:14] disputing that. In fact, the defense
[0:17] technology adviser to President Silinsky
[0:19] said in an online post, quote, "It's
[0:21] very strange that Elon Musk doesn't know
[0:24] about the restrictions on Starlink's
[0:26] operation in Ukraine." I want to bring
[0:28] in the deputy director of the aerospace
[0:30] security project at the center for
[0:31] strategic and international studies
[0:34] Clayton Swopee. Clayton, great to be
[0:36] with you. Why does Elon Musk think they
[0:38] violated the terms?
[0:40] >> Yeah, Liz, I think just upfront it we
[0:43] should talk about you what exactly is
[0:44] being alleged here? It's really a terms
[0:46] of service violation. This is something
[0:48] that Netflix would say we're cutting off
[0:50] your servi