Poland says fire at Starlink station is sabotage as Denmark warns of rising Russian threat
The satellite station is used in part to provide internet coverage to neighbouring Ukraine, the government says.
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Notable Quotes
"the fire in the Masovian Voivodeship province was 'deliberately designed to disable the station... disrupting internet access for various institutions, including the Ukrainian army'."
— Krzysztof Gawkowski , Politician
"he disliked 'labelling something as sabotage versus an accident without 100% certainty, but it looks bad'."
— Donald Tusk , Politician
"'If Europe attacks Russia, it will be a completely different war [from that in Ukraine], and it will be very short.'"
— Sergei Lavrov , Politician
"Moscow does not plan to attack NATO states."
— Vladimir Putin , Politician
Key People
Donald Tusk is a Polish politician who has served as President of the European Council and Prime Minister of Poland.
Polish Deputy Prime Minister who commented on the fire incident.
Russian Foreign Minister.
Vladimir Putin is the President of Russia.
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The satellite station is used in part to provide internet coverage to neighbouring Ukraine, the government says.
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