Blinken says U.S. has had talks with Elon Musk about Starlink in Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin (not pictured) attend the signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding and joint news conference at the State Department in Washington, U.S. February 3, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday that the U.S. government has had conversations with Elon Musk about the use of Starlink satellite internet in Ukraine.

SpaceX this month said it has taken steps to prevent Ukraine's military from using the company's Starlink service for controlling drones in the region during the country's war with Russia.