Musk isn't accidentally incompetent, he is actively and regularly getting people killed to achieve his political goals.
He is an evil person. His companies should have no place in Europe.
Don't start with the garbage about how Putin's apologists just want the war to end. It has been demonstrated over and over again that surrendering to Russia doesn't end war, it only shows weakness and encourages more terror and murder.
Russia is murdering Ukrainian civilians every day. Hospitals, apartments, playgrounds, women and children targeted in a deliberate campaign. Trump now wants America to help pay for that campaign and his allies complain only when Zelenskyy points that out. Go to hell.
For years, Trump and his gang (Musk, Sacks, Bessent et al) have been leading a campaign to rehabilitate and normalize terror state Russia and dictator Putin on the world stage. It's always been about money. Not peace, not US interests. Ukraine is an annoying obstacle to profits.
The US doesn't need anything from Russia, never has. US national interests are in defending democratic allies in a war launched by Russia that is destabilizing US-led global security & economic systems it benefits from more than anyone. But Trump doesn't care about US interests.
It's all been bullshit. All of it. Diesel, energy deals, peace negotiations, everything between Trump Co. and Putin's mafia is a charade. All they're doing is laundering money and trying to lift sanctions. It's all they care about and all they know how to do.
Oh, so he backed down real quick when the fierce public backlash started really burning, just three weeks before the elections?
This is exactly how you deal with people like him. Enough of kissing his ass and practically fainting at the mere prospect of having to endure another one of his raging tantrums because you dared to tell him "no."
Let him get his fingers burned by public opinion and firm, decisive resistance from the leaders of the free world every single time.
He doesn't understand any other language. All the appeasement and fawning over him, as if he were some problem child, only embolden him to walk all over the rest of us.
In life, as in diplomacy, you can’t always be kind and submissive or you’ll be taken advantage of. But go to the opposite extreme, and you’ll struggle to build partnerships.
Yet many European leaders seem to advocate for submission in almost every situation.
Today, the US has shown the world exactly what its signature on an international agreement is worth: not even the lives of millions of people who trusted it, but a pathetic 1–3 cents per gallon of diesel.
Gerade ballert das Weiße Haus hier Propaganda im Minutentakt raus und russische Trolle beklatschen es tausendfach in den Comments. Was wir gerade sehen: Anstehende Midterms, die drohen, zum Desaster für Trump zu werden, der Entzug der Intelligence für Ukraine, sein widerwärtiger Verrat, die intensivierten russischen Angriffe auf Zivilisten, der Vorstoß der Putinfront in Deutschland - das ist alles kein Zufall, sondern hängt zusammen. Hier geht gerade eine ganze Querfront ALL IN.
Last night, Ukraine 🇺🇦 suffered from a large restriction access to Starlink, which speed was limited to 160km/h and later to 70km/h
This action taken by Elon Musk or the Pentagon 🇺🇸 puts an end to mid-range strikes against Russian 🇷🇺 logistics in occupied territories and to the interception of Russian Geran-2/4/5 drones by interceptors.
Long-range strikes remain unaffected, as they do not rely on Starlink, and the same applies to FPV strikes. Nevertheless, this is a free boost for the Kremlin, handed to them on a silver platter by the United States.
For several days, Ukraine has been observing a ceasefire regarding Russian energy targets, whereas Russia has not, having struck at least 26 targets overnight. It will take a few hours for an official reaction from the United States to emerge.
This move sets a serious precedent that will influence the decision of many states regarding the use of Starlink, in Europe and Asia, since the US don't seem to be a reliable partener anymore at all.