According to the Financial Times, the US ambassador to the EU has threatened severe economic consequences if Europe gives preference to its own satellite communications companies. At the same time, the US administration is restricting Starlink and Starshield services in Ukraine, even though European countries are paying for some of these services. It's a remarkably consistent policy: make your allies dependent on American technology, then threaten them economically when they try to reduce that dependence. The EU is already in a very difficult position. Its economy is struggling, and the Russian military threat is becoming increasingly real, with Russian drone attacks now reaching EU territorial waters. And instead of helping its European allies become stronger, Washington is threatening them for trying to become less dependent on it.