He Kremlin this Friday denied information that appeared in the Wall Street Journalaccording to which the Russian president Vladimir Putin and the billionaire Elon Musk they kept a regular and secret contact from the end of 2022. The authority also assured that they They have only spoken once and before that date.
The American newspaper, citing Western and Russian officials, also assured that the talks between Putin and Musk They dealt with personal issues but also with geopolitics and trade.
Vladimir Putin’s request to Elon Musk: what the Kremlin says
According to two Wall Street Journal sources, The Russian president would have asked Musk not to activate his satellite internet service, Starlink, over Taiwan. I would have asked him as a “favor” to Chinese President Xi Jinpingaccording to the newspaper.
“All of this is false, it is absolutely false information published in the newspaper,” said the spokesman for the Russian Presidency, Dmitri Peskov. On that occasion, Peskov added that the only contact was “before 2022.” “It was a telephone conversation of medium duration,” the spokesperson completed.
What was said in the telephone conversation between Putin and Musk
The Russian spokesperson also maintained that in said telephone conversation “they talked about visionary technologies, technologies for the futurecompared the areas of technological development that Musk considered promising.”
“After that, there was no contact between Putin and Musk and all the statements are false,” he added, considering it “probable” that The publication of that article was related to the “electoral battle” in the United States ahead of the presidential elections scheduled for November 5.
Elon Musk, also owner of SpaceX, tesla and the social network xsupports the Republican candidate donald trumpwho presided USA from 2017 to 2021.
Vladimir Putin admitted that the BRICS member countries want an end to the war in Ukraine “as soon as possible”
The Russian president admitted this Thursday that all countries of the BRICS group, in particular China and Brazilthey want the war in Ukraine ends “as soon as possible”“. “Preferably, through peaceful means,” he added and showed willingness to negotiate peace. The president stated this in a press conference at the end of the summit in the Russian city of Kazan.
The head of the Kremlin expressed its gratitude to all partners for paying attention to the Ukrainian conflict and “finding a way to resolve it.” During the press conference, Putin again accused the US of supporting a coup d’état in Ukraine in 2014which led to the current escalation, he said.
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