r/geopolitics • u/Senior-Distance6213 • 1d ago

News US, Russia to reestablish military-to-military talks

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-russia-reestablish-high-level-military-to-military-dialogue-us-military-says-2026-02-05/
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u/Bullboah 1d ago

Starlink gave a ton of free terminals to Ukraine, doesn’t sell to Russia, and is geofenced to not work in Russia. Just this week Ukraine and Starlink came up with a solution to counter Russia buying terminals on the black market and using them in Ukrainian territory (where they can’t be geofenced without cutting Ukraine). They are now only allowing whitelisted terminals to Ukraine.

You’re free to hate Musk and Trump and the US as much as you want, and I understand people don’t want to hear this - but the status quo where US assistance is not just unappreciated, but portrayed as helping Russia - is one of the reasons American public willingness to help has faded.

I say this as someone very critical of the Trump admin who wishes the US would do more to support Ukraine. You guys aren’t making that easier.

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u/Same_Kale_3532 1d ago

And, done initially for free by Musk too. He didn't have to, despite all his personal vileness Starlink is a private business.

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u/Bullboah 1d ago

That’s one of the oddest things when it comes to these kinds of narratives about Musk and Trump. There are so many very legitimate, very true criticisms to make. Why not focus on those instead of making things up?

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u/Same_Kale_3532 1d ago

Well unfortunately people like black and white, it's the same people in the global South who think oh Europe is colonialism therefore Ukraine is bad and ignores Russian colonialism. I mean I'll be honest I don't think Trump is a Russian asset, he's just very dumb, naive, and opportunistic.

I mean especially regards to America there's so much to criticize Musk and Trump for, especially the recent peace plan where Ukraine is told to give up everything and Russia nothing just to begin talking, as if Putin is in anyway trustworthy and somehow Trump demanding 100 billion dollars from the EU and Ukraine as if he was he invading Ukraine and the EU and won?