The European Union will explore the possibility of paying Elon Musk for Starlink terminals for Ukraine, and Exxon Mobil “safely left” Russia after the termination of participation in Sakhalin-1 – these and other important news by Tuesday morning, October 18, in our daily review.

EU Foreign Minister Josep Borrell instructed diplomats to develop plans to protect Internet communications in Ukraine. He gave this instruction after the American billionaire Elon Musk threatened to stop financing the operation of the Starlink satellite communication terminals, which he donated to Kyiv. The Financial Times writes about this with reference to three employees who have data on the choice of options for providing Ukraine with Internet communications.