Elon Musk was the surprise interlocutor of the conversation that Donald Trump had with the president of Ukraine last Wednesday, in which Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated the Republican on his victory in the United States presidential elections. This is how he revealed it and other American media have confirmed it. The presence in the conversation of Musk, the richest man on the planet, is a new sign of how influential he can become during Trump’s second term, in which the president-elect is counting on him to undertake a drastic reform of the Administration.
Trump’s position on Ukraine worries NATO allies. As a candidate he even said that he would resolve the war in Ukraine in one day or even before taking office. Many fear that, given his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump has repeatedly criticized the aid packages provided by the United States. The Biden Government is looking for a way to get all possible military aid to Ukraine before January 20, when the White House will take over.
In turn, Ukraine is very dependent on the connectivity provided by Starlink, the satellite network of SpaceX, Elon Musk’s company, which has already been a source of controversy in the past. In addition, it was recently learned that the richest man in the world After them, Musk began to disclose positions more aligned with those of Russia. He began to complain that SpaceX was losing money financing terminals in Ukraine, and became increasingly critical of aid to kyiv, including Ukraine’s recognition of Russian sovereignty over the Crimean peninsula.
Last year it emerged that the billionaire against the Russian military fleet in the Black Sea. The tycoon confirmed it on his social network: “We received an urgent request from government authorities to activate Starlink to Sebastopol. The obvious intention was to sink most of the docked Russian fleet,” the businessman wrote. “If I had accepted their request, SpaceX would be explicitly complicit in a major act of war and an escalation of the conflict,” he added.
The sources cited by Axios They claim that Zelensky felt somewhat reassured by what he heard from the president-elect. They also indicate that the call lasted about 25 minutes. In it, without giving details, Trump assured that he will support kyiv, but did not enter into the president-elect’s supposed plans to end the war quickly. Musk also noted that he will continue to provide satellite connectivity service through Starlink, which has been fundamental to his defense.
in New York, at which time they talked about the war with Russia and a possible diplomatic route to end it. “I promise you that you will be happy with me,” Trump told Zelensky, according to Axiosduring that meeting, which was attended by former US ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell, Trump’s possible candidate for Secretary of State or another senior position in his Administration that involves a prominent role in the relationship with Ukraine.
Musk’s role
It is in any case unusual that a businessman participates in a call like Wednesday’s between two heads of state (although Trump has not yet taken office). Musk has been part of the presidential campaign. Already in May it was known that he would win the elections. Later, the candidate himself confirmed that he was elected. Even at Tesla’s June shareholder meeting, Musk talked about his relationship with the Republican, and how he sometimes called him. said.
The South African-born tycoon (70 million euros) to an organization created by himself, America PAC, to promote Trump’s campaign, although the account later exceeded 120 million. He openly called for a vote for Trump after the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania. In that same place, one month before the elections and about immigration, freedom of expression and weapons.
Musk later continued campaigning alone, especially in Pennsylvania, with trips to Mars. In one of them, the Department of Justice pulled some for registered voters out of the hat, but it turned a deaf ear. The Philadelphia prosecutor to stop them without success and Musk’s lawyers then recognized that in reality the winners were chosen.
He was so active in seeking votes for Trump and in spreading hoaxes that even the president, Joe Biden, when he was a student, went to work without a visa to do so. Musk continued campaigning with Trump in New York and accompanied the Republican to his electoral victory.
The public spending efficiency commission that the magnate aspires to lead aims to avoid excess regulations. This can benefit it both in the development of its autonomous cars and in the launch of its rockets. In some ways, it can At a conference with analysts presenting Tesla’s results, creating a simpler path to federal approval of autonomous vehicles instead of the complicated state regulations that exist now. The shares of the electric car company have skyrocketed on the stock market after Trump’s victory and, meanwhile, its companies will continue to have juicy contracts with the Administration.
