Kremlin denies that President Putin was ever in constant contact with Elon Musk
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The Kremlin is pushing back against claims that Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, has been in continuous, secret communication with Elon Musk, the billionaire behind SpaceX and social platform X. These claims, exclusively reported by The Wall Street Journal, say Musk and Putin have been in contact since 2022, covering topics from Starlink usage over Taiwan to Musk’s growing involvement in U.S. politics. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov dismissed the allegations as “absolutely false,” insisting that Putin and Musk spoke only once, long before 2022. “It was a medium-length phone call,” he said, where they discussed technology’s potential, but no further conversations followed. The accusations The Wall Street Journal report accused Musk of bending to political pressure from Putin, even hinting that he refrained from providing Starlink access over Taiwan at Beijing’s request, aligning Musk’s actions with Putin’s diplomatic actions toward China. This same report speculates about Musk’s increasing closeness with Russia and Putin, given his critical stance on U.S. military aid to Ukraine and his visible support for Donald Trump’s re-election campaign. According to Peskov, such stories are a symptom of the U.S. election season, where “opponents will stoop to any means.” Elon Musk has secretly been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin since late 2022 https://t.co/GPxS9vZmZ9 https://t.co/GPxS9vZmZ9 — The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) October 25, 2024 He emphasized the limited nature of contact, stressing that the single phone conversation involved a “fact-finding” discussion centered around “visionary technology” and futuristic prospects. Beyond this one call, Peskov says no further exchanges happened between Putin and Musk, refuting any hints of a “regular” dialogue. In his words, allegations of ongoing talks are “most likely yet another fake story during a U.S. election campaign heated to the limit.” The Wall Street Journal claimed that the Musk-Putin contacts may include Putin’s first deputy…
Filed under: News - @ October 25, 2024 3:28 pm