Billionaire tech CEO Elon Musk has had “regular contact” with Russian President Vladimir Putin since 2022, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday night.
According to the newspaper, Musk has regularly communicated with Putin, who asked him not to activate his Starlink internet in Taiwan as a “favor” to Chinese President Xi Jinping. The Journal reported:
“Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and a linchpin of U.S. space efforts, has been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin since late 2022. The discussions, confirmed by several current and former U.S., European and Russian officials, touch on personal topics, business and geopolitical tensions.”
