Tech billionaire Elon Musk and Russian President Vladimir Putin have been regularly contacting each over the last two years, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday night.
The topics of discussion have included personal matters, business, and geopolitical issues, according to current and former United States, European, and Russian officials.
Among many of the deeply concerning revelations in WSJ‘s report include a request from Putin made last year asking Musk to not activate his Starlink satellite internet service over Taiwan as a favor to China’s top leader, Xi Jinping. Russia heavily relies on China for trade, including industrial equipment and consumer goods, and to weather Western sanctions.
Musk faced further tensions from the Kremlin in 2022, following his strong public support for Kyiv after the Russian invasion in February that year. Musk donated several hundred Starlink terminals to Ukraine, providing free internet access by July to large areas…
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