Rubio’s testy remark came after an increasingly unfriendly back-and-forth between his Polish counterpart and Musk over the tech CEO’s satellite internet service Starlink, which has been critical to Ukraine’s defense against Russia and a primary means of communication for the Ukrainian military forces.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused Poland's foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski of "making things up" and suggested on Sunday he was ungrateful, in a strong rebuke after Sikorski said Ukraine may need an alternative to the Starlink satellite service.

Poland, which pays for Ukraine's Starlink internet services, may seek an alternative if Elon Musk's company proves to be "unreliable", the foreign minister said on Sunday after the billionaire speculated about turning off access to the system.

In a response to a post from Musk mentioning turning off the system, Sikorski implied that any threats to shut down Starlink would result in a search for other suppliers. Rubio quickly dismissed the claims that Musk would shut down the system and urged Sikorski to be grateful.

After the US suspended military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine, fears grew that Musk, a close Trump ally, might cut off Ukraine’s access to his private satellite communications system, crit

Poland has threatened to terminate its contract with Elon Musk if Starlink stops operating for Ukraine. Earlier, the billionaire claimed that if he were to disconnect the satellite internet service for our country,