Washington: Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has flown under the radar for his alleged regular communications with the Russian president. Vladimir Putin at the end of 2022.
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report has raised alarm bells in the United States regarding national security and Musk’s influence on American politics.
Elon Musk and Putin were in regular contact, report says
According to the WSJ, Musk has maintained regular communication with Putin, discussing a variety of topics, from personal matters to business interests and geopolitical tensions.
Several current and former officials in the United States, Europe, and Russia have indicated awareness of these interactions, although this intelligence appears to be tightly controlled within the US government.
Putin asked Musk not to activate Starlink over Taiwan
A former Russian intelligence officer briefed on the matter claimed that Putin asked Musk to refrain from activating his Starlink satellite internet service in Taiwan as a favor to Chinese leader Xi Jinping, according to the report.
Musk receives massive criticism for report
Reacting to the report, Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov said that Elon Musk only cares about his business.
“Like Trump, Musk only cares about his personal businesses and his image. Putin, Xi and other dictators always consider such people easy to exploit because that is how they operate. No complicated supervision, laws or national interests, just quid pro quo,” Kasparov posted on X.
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