Strack-Zimmermann Slams Musk Over Starlink Throttling in Ukraine

European Parliament defense committee chair Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann reacted with outrage to US media reports that tech billionaire Elon Musk personally ordered the throttling of Starlink satellite internet service in Ukraine, calling him a "lord over life and death." Strack-Zimmermann demanded Europe rapidly build its own capable 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 and called 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.