# Radosław Sikorski Polish politician and Poland's foreign minister, a post he held from 2007 to 2014 and again since December 2023. He has also been deputy prime minister since 2025. Poland is one of Ukraine's largest backers and pays about $50 million a year for Ukraine's [[Starlink]] service. ## The Starlink exchange, March 2025 On March 9, 2025, after [[Elon Musk]] wrote that Ukraine's "entire front line would collapse if I turned it off," Sikorski warned that "if SpaceX proves to be an unreliable provider we will be forced to look for other suppliers." Musk replied, "Be quiet, small man. You pay a tiny fraction of the cost," and Secretary of State [[Marco Rubio]] accused Sikorski of "making things up." See [[Starlink Ukraine Shutdowns 2022]]. ## See Also - [[Starlink Ukraine Shutdowns 2022]] · [[Starlink]] - [[Ukraine]]