U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused Poland's foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski of "making things up" and suggested on Sunday he was ungrateful, in a strong rebuke after Sikorski said Ukraine may need an alternative to the Starlink satellite service.

Poland, which pays for Ukraine's Starlink internet services, may seek an alternative if Elon Musk's company proves to be "unreliable", the foreign minister said on Sunday after the billionaire speculated about turning off access to the system.

In a response to a post from Musk mentioning turning off the system, Sikorski implied that any threats to shut down Starlink would result in a search for other suppliers. Rubio quickly dismissed the claims that Musk would shut down the system and urged Sikorski to be grateful.

WARSAW >> U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused Poland’s foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski of “making things up” and suggested on Sunday he was ungrateful, in a strong rebuke after Sikorski said Ukraine may need an alternative to the Starlink satellite service.

Marco Rubio and Elon Musk set aside their bad blood on Sunday to demand a “thank you” from Poland for the satellite internet services the billionaire’s Starlink provides to the Ukrainian army. In an X post bragging about how he once challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin to a fistfight over the Ukraine war,

After the US suspended military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine, fears grew that Musk, a close Trump ally, might cut off Ukraine’s access to his private satellite communications system, crit

Poland has threatened to terminate its contract with Elon Musk if Starlink stops operating for Ukraine. Earlier, the billionaire claimed that if he were to disconnect the satellite internet service for our country,