Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has branded Elon Musk and Russian oligarch Dmitriev as individuals seeking to "partition Europe in order to dominate and exploit it."

He made the remarks in a post on X on December 7.

"Oligarchs Dmitriev and Musk want to partition Europe to dominate and exploit us. Should we: capitulate or make Europe great again?" Sikorski asked, launching a poll.

As of 3:30 p.m., 92.3% of respondents had chosen the option "Make Europe Great Again," while only 7.7% opted for "Capitulate."

This marks the Polish minister's second pointed statement directed at Musk in recent days. Earlier, Sikorski advised the American billionaire to "fly to Mars," where "there is no censorship on Nazi salutes" — a retort to Musk's call to "dismantle" the EU.

At the time, Sikorski highlighted that Musk's call was endorsed by Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of Russia's Security Council, noting: "If anyone still had doubts about whose interests all this anti-European chatter regarding sovereignty serves."

Tensions between Musk and the bloc escalated after EU regulators fined the X platform €120 million for violating online content rules.

The friction between Elon Musk and European politicians has been simmering for some time. In March 2025, Sikorski reacted sharply to Musk's claim that he could "collapse the entire front" of the Ukrainian armed forces by cutting off Starlink. The Polish minister reminded him at the time that Poland spends approximately $50 million annually to pay for Starlink services for Ukraine, warning that Europe would seek other providers if SpaceX proved unreliable.

Against this backdrop, the EU is actively developing its own space capabilities. EU Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius confirmed that Ukraine and other nations could join the European satellite network IRIS², designed as an alternative to Starlink. The launch of the €10.6 billion system is scheduled for the 2030s. Furthermore, Germany has already financed Ukraine's access to the French Eutelsat satellite network as an alternative to Musk's service.