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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsElon Musk has been in regular contact with Putin since late 2022.
At one point, Putin asked him to avoid activating his Starlink satellite internet service over Taiwan as a favor to Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Big @WSJ scoop:
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ck4829
(37,761 posts)BOSSHOG
(44,738 posts)Theres the six-legged kind, AND the two-legged kind as well.
BootinUp
(51,320 posts)is another South African pal of Musk and Thiel?
Coexist
(26,202 posts)newdeal2
(5,411 posts)Plus a disgrace in general.
Wealthiest person in the world with no morals + authoritarian leaders around the world. What could go wrong.
Klarkashton
(5,292 posts)Contracts and loopholes.
It's unsustainable.
Klarkashton
(5,292 posts)From someplace.
zorbasd
(526 posts)Biden should make an executive order to immediately cancel and sever all government contracts with any company headed by Eloon Musk. I'm fucking tired of this traitorous Putin filatour.
tulipsandroses
(8,251 posts)He is a national security threat.
dalton99a
(94,115 posts)demmiblue
(39,719 posts)Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Vladimir Putin since 2022, discussing a range of topics including personal matters, business, and geopolitics.
- Putin asked Musk not to activate Starlink over Taiwan as a favor to Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
- Musk initially supported Ukraines military with Starlink but later restricted its use for offensive operations, aligning with Russias interests.
- Russian officials have pressured Musk on several fronts, including potential threats to his businesses, while Kremlin disinformation campaigns use Musks social platform X to influence U.S. politics.
- Musks deep connections to U.S. military projects, including SpaceXs $1.8 billion classified contracts, raise national security alarms over his close ties to Putin.
- Musk is now a key backer of Trumps 2024 campaign and could hold a major role in a future Trump administration.
🔗https://wsj.com/world/russia/m
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gab13by13
(32,318 posts)that Leon is a Putin puppet.
After one of his phone calls to Putin, Leon posted Putin's peace plan on X.
Initech
(108,782 posts)If they have billions of dollars, and they're regularly communicating with a known enemy of the United States, they can pay their share of taxes. Fuck Elon and Putin. If there is a hell, it waits for them.
Gore1FL
(22,951 posts)UpInArms
(54,977 posts)This guy is a threat to our democracy
dalton99a
(94,115 posts)AmBlue
(3,460 posts)He needs to have his citizenship revoked and be deported!! Also, EVERY Government contract he has needs to be CANCELLED!! NOW!!!