A composite story involving Rodion Miroshnik, Starlink, SpaceX, and the SNP/Peter Murrell scandal.

The entities involved

• Rodion Miroshnik →

  politician, diplomat

  Nothing else this week.

• SpaceX →

  American private aerospace company

  • AST SpaceMobile, Starlink, EchoStar, and SpaceX have formed partnerships to share market space and achieve market leadership in satellite services.14:49
  • EchoStar and SpaceX formalized a new agreement, while AST developed BlueBird satellites and faced investor allegations.14:49
• Starlink →

  satellite constellation; space-based internet communication system

  • Putin praised Elon Musk's satellite deployment while Ukraine continues to use Starlink in the ongoing conflict.17:08
  • The ongoing conflict in Ukraine sees Russia attempting to develop a Starlink analog, while Elon Musk responds to usage calls and Oleksandr Pivnenko defends Ukraine's satellite advantage.07:49
• Peter Murrell →

  economist (University of Maryland)

  • John Swinney led the SNP through a governance crisis while facing renewed calls for a parliamentary inquiry regarding the party's financial issues.Fri 09:25

Related events

• Musk addresses the conflict, stating Russian withdrawal is unrealistic, while SpaceX implements a whitelist and Russian forces smuggle terminals.Jul 25
• Elon Musk founded and leads SpaceX, controlling the Starlink constellation which is used for operations in Ukraine and has implications for political groups.Sep 7
• Elon Musk is accused of cutting off Starlink service amid political concerns involving Donald Trump.Oct 15
• US politicians Thom Tillis and Dan Crenshaw criticized Elon Musk's leverage over Ukraine regarding Starlink service.Sun 22:36
• Musk claims the US Government controls the Starlink program, which is currently being used by Ukraine's army.Fri 21:34