>Why would Balkan tax payers pay to secure foreign corporation?

Because foreign corporations operating in the Balkans pay taxes in the balkans, own property/real estate on Balkan soil on which their business operates, and employ workers in the balkans.

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miroljub 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Bulgaria is not a war party, Starlink is. Whatever taxes they pay, it doesn't cover special military protection or war involvement, just regular protection from theft, trespass and similar, like any other company not involved in war.

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PorciiVorbesc 3 hours ago | parent [-]

>Bulgaria is not a war party, Starlink is [...] it doesn't cover special military protection or war involvement

Huh? So by your logic, if Russian soldiers in fatigues are shooting up a Ukrainian Roshen candy shop in Sofia Bulgaria, it's no the job of the Bulgarian state to intervene and fire back at those Russian soldiers on Bulgarian soil or arrest them, because according to you it's just a war dispute between Russia and Ukraine that doesn't concern Bulgaria and it's government law enforcement?

In the end it'll be up to the courts to decide if the incident on Starlink is an act of war not covered by insurance and law enforcement, or vandalism that falls under the responsibility of the Bulgarian state law enforcement, but you're logic is pure comedic FUBAR.

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FabCH 3 hours ago | parent [-]

A more appropriate comparison would be if Russian agents assassinated a local industrialist.

And, well, would you expect the state to proactively assign military protection details to such people?

No. They would have their own body guards, and maybe a police protection if needed. But not army.

The spy and counterspy agency would probably investigate, but they are not going to post a flak cannon next to each Starlink base station.

	▲	merely-unlikely 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> if Russian agents assassinated a local industrialist Funny you mention that - Russia has tried at least once going back as far as 2024[1]. State security services intervened. > US intelligence discovered earlier this year that the Russian government planned to assassinate the chief executive of a powerful German arms manufacturer that has been producing artillery shells and military vehicles for Ukraine, according to five US and western officials familiar with the episode. > When the Americans learned of the effort, they informed Germany, whose security services were then able to protect Papperger and foil the plot. A high-level German government official confirmed that Berlin was warned about the plot by the US. [1] https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/11/politics/us-germany-foiled-ru...