Elon, Starlink and the betrayal of Ukraine
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Elon, Starlink and the betrayal of Ukraine

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 23, 202628 min
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Two weeks ago, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he’d struck a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to supply the world with millions of tonnes of Russian diesel. It stunned Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who said he felt betrayed. Trump responded by saying it was time for “Ukraine to get a new president.” Soon after, Ukraine said its access to SpaceX’s military-grade version of Starlink called Starshield was throttled. Their drones slowed to a near halt and they were no longer able to intercept all of Russia’s attacks as Russia ham...

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This October celebrates spooky season with CBC podcasts. On Satanic Panic, hear how a tiny Saskatchewan town was engulfed by false accusations of ritual abuse. On The Devil You Know, listen as host Sarah Marshall traces the story of how that moral panic swept North America and embedded itself in pop culture. Or if you prefer some laughs with your

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This is a CBC Podcast. Hi, I'm Jamie Pusson. So two weeks ago, US President Donald Trump announced that he had struck a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to supply the world with millions of tons of Russian diesel.

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