Elon Musk’s SpaceX says it can no longer fund Starlink internet in Ukraine

Musk denied claims he had spoken directly to Russian president Vladimir Putin about the 'Kremlin's red lines'

Elon Musk has asked the US government to pick up the bill for satellite internet in Ukraine, according to a report. Picture: AP /Susan Walsh

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has warned it cannot afford to continue to donate satellite internet to Ukraine and has asked the US government to pick up the bill, according to a report, as the relationship between the billionaire and Kyiv breaks down.

“We are not in a position to further donate terminals to Ukraine, or fund the existing terminals for an indefinite period of time,” SpaceX’s director of government sales wrote, in a letter seen by CNN.