No, there’s likely something that happened behind the scenes we’re not aware of. It’s either been in the works or the groundwork was already laid and pulling the trigger was part of the deal between Trump and Putin (you know, the half a day’s worth of diesel deal).

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0q3ndj7052o
Ain’t the first time Starlink has been used strategically in the Ukraine-Russia war.
And like @Jax@sh.itjust.works pointed out, this is very likely bypassing Musk’s direct leadership, it’s most likely the government using Starlink pretty much directly the way they want.

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