"We would never do such a thing or use it as a bargaining chip," Musk wrote in an X post.

Elon Musk said Ukraine's frontline would collapse if he turned off his Starlink system in the country, saying Starlink "is the backbone of the Ukrainian army."

Lately, SpaceX founder Elon Musk has taken an aggressive posture toward Europe. He has called for the United States to exit NATO, a strategic alliance that has been the bedrock of trans-Atlantic cooperation since the end of World War II. Musk has also championed right-wing populism that seeks to topple existing governments on the continent.