Politics

Poland's Starlink row exposes Europe's dependence on US tech [ANALYSIS]

Stuart Dowell
 12.08.2026, 16:07
Starlink terminals have become critical communications infrastructure, giving Elon Musk’s SpaceX unusual influence over governments, consumers and modern warfare alike. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images, Wikimedia Commons)
Starlink terminals have become critical communications infrastructure, giving Elon Musk’s SpaceX unusual influence over governments, consumers and modern warfare alike. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images, Wikimedia Commons)

Russia and the EU are building rival satellite networks to reduce reliance on SpaceX.