Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, and Donald Trump’s greatest endorser has reportedly maintained contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin since late 2022, based on a current report by The Wall Avenue Journal. Musk has maintained silence over the report.
The report means that Musk and Putin mentioned a variety of matters, from private issues to world tensions. Sources to WSJ declare that in one dialog, Putin allegedly requested Musk to not activate his Starlink satellites over Taiwan as a favour to Chinese language chief Xi Jinping.
These surprising revelations come as Musk has proven elevated funding within the U.S. presidential race amidst Russia-Ukraine struggle. Musk, the world’s richest individual, has publicly endorsed former President Donald Trump, who, like Musk, has been rumoured to take care of ties with Putin, though Trump has denied such claims.
Musk has beforehand confronted accusations of promoting Starlink terminals to Russia amid the continuing struggle between Moscow and Ukraine. Nonetheless, Musk has firmly rejected these experiences, calling them “categorically false.”
If true, Musk’s ongoing communications with Putin may increase nationwide safety considerations. His corporations, together with SpaceX, have in depth enterprise dealings with the U.S. navy and authorities businesses, granting him entry to delicate info. Based on The New York Occasions, Musk secured $3 billion in contracts from varied federal businesses final 12 months alone.
Trump has additionally hinted that Musk would play a key position in his administration if he have been to win a second time period. Some critics have raised considerations that this relationship may affect future federal contracts with Musk’s corporations, resembling Tesla and SpaceX.
Musk has beforehand downplayed the extent of his contact with Putin. In October 2022, he posted on X (previously Twitter) that he had spoken to Putin solely as soon as, roughly 18 months earlier, and that the dialog had been about area. The assertion adopted claims from political scientist Ian Bremmer, who mentioned Musk had mentioned the Ukraine struggle with Putin in late 2022.
