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Elon Musk in "regular contact" with Vladimir Putin, new report claims

Elon Musk in "regular contact" with Vladimir Putin, new report claims

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Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the last two years, primarily through phone calls. Musk, who is also the CEO of Tesla, has become a prominent figure on the American right, supporting Donald Trump's election campaign and donating $118 million to a pro-Trump political action committee. However, analysts express concern that Musk's use of technology to wield influence poses a threat to democracy. The Kremlin has denied the report of Musk's contact with Putin, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Dmitry Peskov
Kremlin
1. They talked about more visionary technology, about technology for the future.
2. After that, Musk had no contacts with Putin.
3. The election has entered its home stretch, and of course the opponents stop at nothing.
4. Remember that a week ago they were saying that Putin allegedly talks to Trump all day long. Now he allegedly talks to Musk all the time. It's all untrue.
Michael Mcfaul
Democratic Party
1. He's a war criminal who is slaughtering civilians. That makes this wrong in my view.
2. You have to decide what team you are on. Are you on the American team or are you on the Russian team?
Bill Nelson
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
1. If the story is true that there have been multiple conversations between Elon Musk and the president of Russia, then I think that would be concerning, particularly for NASA and the Department of Defense and for some of the intelligence agencies.
Elon Musk
SpaceX
1. My companies have probably done more to undermine Russia than anything.
Marietje Schaake
Stanford University
1. Musk is unpredictable; his positions can change overnight.
2. Musk's actions seem to reflect that he believes he can do whatever he wants.
3. The kinds of technologies Musk operates are highly critical, and the companies he owns are incredibly influential and positioned at key junctures in terms of access to information and geopolitics.
4. And when someone who controls significant products and infrastructure changes his mind, the consequences are also significant.
5. And Musk isn't just running these companies to maximize their success.
6. The relationship between Musk and Trump brings into the open a level of influence that most business moguls prefer to keep under the radar.
7. It's well-imaginable that he's going to want certain commitments from Trump on foreign policy as it relates to his businesses.
Adav Noti
Campaign Legal Center
1. It is extremely problematic that the world's richest man can throw his money around in an attempt to directly influence the outcome of this election.
Bradley Bowman
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
1. What is Putin doing with Musk? Putin is trying to reduce his international isolation and impact American foreign policy.
2. The policy of the U.S. government is to try to isolate Vladimir Putin, and Elon Musk is directly undercutting that.