Poland's prime minister, Donald Tusk, appears to have hit back at U.S. officials after a heated social media exchange saw the country's foreign minister argue with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk over Starlink access in Ukraine.

Italian opposition parties on Monday stepped up criticism of a proposed deal between Rome and satellite internet provider Starlink after its founder Elon Musk suggested he could cut Ukraine's access to the network.

US President Donald Trump has insisted Ukraine must give up land otherwise it “may not survive”, as Elon Musk has suggested sanctions on Ukrainian oligarchs. Trump has been calling for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelesky to sign a minerals deal,

Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur, has suggested a controversial way to end the ongoing war in Ukraine. On March 8, he posted on social media that sanctioning Ukraine’s wealthiest business figures could be the key to bringing peace.

Tech baron Elon Musk appeared to call for US sanctions against wealthy Ukrainians as a means of pushing for an end to the bloody war — while boasting that he’s been propping up the country’s military with his Starlink satellite internet.