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Elon Musk says he withheld Starlink over Crimea to avoid escalation (www.bbc.com)

submitted 1 year ago by mike591@kbin.social to c/news@kbin.social

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A senior Ukrainian official says this enabled Russian attacks and accuses him of "committing evil".

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[–] Melpomene@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Been looking at the law and treason requires the US and Russia to be engaging in hostilities. But the term isn't well-defined. If Russian election interference were construed as hostilities, then treason could indeed apply.

[–] bedrooms@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In a news article I read the hostility has been understood as the US officially engaging in a war. So, treason doesn't apply actually. At the same time, the current Russia-US relation can be as hostile as possible due to nukes.

[–] CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

The hostility from cold war never stopped...