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One man's off‑switch.

Over your internet, and over your government's. He has already used it, on Ukraine's front line.

Cancel Starlink → Governments use it too
2022 Refused to enable coverage during a Ukrainian strike near Crimea. Confirmed by Musk himself, Sept 2023.
FEB 2025 Cut-off reportedly used as leverage in the US–Ukraine minerals talks. Reuters, citing sources.
OCT 2026 Service limits disrupt Ukrainian drone operations. Cause still unconfirmed.
FOR YOU · ~5 MIN

Cancel Starlink

  1. 1Line up the replacement first. Check what reaches your address, so you're never offline.
  2. 2Cancel in your Starlink account. Open your subscription and choose cancel. Check the notice period first.
  3. 3Return or recycle the dish. Check Starlink's return terms for your country.

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WHERE TO GO
Fibre, 5G or fixed wireless Check your address first. It usually beats any satellite, on speed and on price.
Eutelsat Konnect ↗ European satellite internet for homes, sold through local resellers. Orange × Nordnet · France ↗ Konnect satellite internet, sold by Orange. Hispasat · Spain ↗ For rural homes without fibre, through Conéctate35 operators. Business, boats or remote sites: Eutelsat OneWeb, through its resellers.
SOVEREIGNTY

Governments run on it too.

Police, armies and emergency networks shouldn't depend on a switch someone else can flip. Europe already has GovSatCom running, and IRIS² on the way.

  • Portugal USES IT AT HOME The Army used Starlink after storm Kristin (Feb 2026); the government plans to roll it out across emergency comms (Apr 2026). MeteoWeb ↗
  • France USES IT AT HOME The Gendarmerie in French Guiana runs on Starlink at 21 sites, while the state raises its stake in Eutelsat. Gendarmerie nationale ↗
  • Italy TESTING · TALKS Starlink tested at embassies; a ~€1.5bn deal discussed, not signed. Startmag ↗
  • Hungary TESTING · TALKS 4iG and SpaceX signed “Sovereign Solutions” for national security, from 2027. MediaSat ↗
  • Poland PAYS FOR UKRAINE Pays about $50M a year for Ukraine’s Starlink, and said it would look elsewhere if SpaceX proved unreliable. Ukrainska Pravda ↗
  • Estonia PAYS FOR UKRAINE Gave €3.5M for Starlink for Ukraine through the IT Coalition (Nov 2025). Gov. of Ukraine ↗
  • Germany SWITCHED ✓ Funded Starlink for Ukraine in 2023, then switched to funding Eutelsat in 2025. Reuters ↗

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The Starlink file

Every claim on this page, dated and linked to its source.

  1. JAN 2023 Germany pledges €20M to pay for 10,000 Starlink terminals for Ukraine. Ukrainska Pravda ↗
  2. SEP 2023 Musk confirms he refused to activate Starlink near Crimea during a Ukrainian attack on the Russian fleet (2022). Euromaidan Press ↗
  3. FEB 2025 US reportedly threatens to cut Ukraine’s Starlink access if Kyiv rejects the minerals deal. Reuters via Kyiv Independent ↗
  4. MAR 2025 Musk writes that Ukraine’s front line would collapse if he turned Starlink off. Poland replies it may seek other suppliers. Ukrainska Pravda ↗
  5. APR 2025 Germany quietly starts funding Eutelsat internet for Ukraine instead. Reuters ↗
  6. OCT 2026 Ukrainian officials report Starlink limits disrupting drone operations. SpaceX has not explained. New Space Economy ↗

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