Europe's Fury at Musk: 'How Sick and Brutal Must One Be?'

European Parliament defense committee chair Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann reacted with outrage to media reports that tech billionaire Elon Musk personally ordered throttling of the Starlink satellite internet service in Ukraine, calling him a "lord over life and death." Strack-Zimmermann demanded Europe rapidly build its own powerful communication systems to become less dependent on US technology, while SPD security spokesman Tobias Cremer warned that European security must not depend on a single billionaire's switch, calling the situation a wake-up call. Starlink is crucial for Ukrainian military communications at the front and drone operations, with Ukraine using both the civilian Starlink and military Starshield services.