U.S. is allegedly blackmailing Kyiv with access to Starlink, according to media reports.

U.S. negotiators, pressuring Kyiv regarding access to Ukraine's minerals, are threatening to cut off the country's access to Elon Musk's vital Starlink satellite internet system. This was reported on the night of Saturday, February 22, by Reuters citing three sources.   It is noted that the continuation of Ukraine's access to Starlink, owned by SpaceX, was raised during discussions between U.S. and Ukrainian officials after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected an initial proposal from U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessen.   According to Reuters, this issue was brought up again on Thursday during a meeting between U.S. Special Representative to Ukraine Kurt Volker and President Volodymyr Zelensky.   During the meeting, Ukraine was informed that it faced an imminent termination of the service unless it reached an agreement on key minerals, reported a source who wished to remain anonymous to discuss confidential negotiations.   "Ukraine relies on Starlink. They see it as their North Star. Losing Starlink... would be a significant blow," the agency's source said.   Recall that on Friday, Trump stated that if Ukraine does not sign an agreement for access to $500 billion worth of minerals, it will face many problems.   Prior to this, Zelensky mentioned that the governments of Ukraine and the U.S. are developing a draft agreement for control over rare earth resources.