American businessman and head of the US Government Effectiveness Department Elon Musk personally responded to reports from the Reuters agency that the White House allegedly threatens Ukraine with disconnection from Starlink satellite communications amid Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky's refusal to conclude a deal on Ukraine's mineral resources.

Elon Musk, owner of SpaceX, the company that manufactures Starlink terminals, has denied a Reuters report that US negotiators threatened to cut off Ukraine's Starlink satellite internet service if it refused to sign a subsoil deal.

Media report claimed US pressured Ukraine by linking Musk-owned Starlink access to deal requiring Kyiv to cede half of its revenues from minerals - Anadolu Ajansı

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has escalated his criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, accusing Kyiv of rampant corruption and suggesting that Ukraine’s leadership is profiting from the war at the expense of its soldiers.