Elon Musk also participated in Wednesday's telephone conversation between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the future leader of the United States, Donald Trump, the Axios website reported on Friday, citing sources. According to the portal, this would indicate the important role that the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX may play in the future American administration.
During Wednesday's conversation with Zelensky, Trump said he would support it Ukrainebut without providing details, the portal claims. According to the Ukrainian leader, the conversation was successful and did not increase his anxiety after the election results USA. One Axios source said the conversation “did not leave Zelensky in despair.”
According to Axios, citing sources, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaxeX also participated in the conversation Elon Musk. He was to speak out, assuring that he would continue to support Ukraine through his satellites Starlink. According to the portal, his participation in the conversation would indicate the important role that the richest man in the world may play in the future American administration.
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Trump's public messages during the election campaign – promises to end the war quickly, refusal to reveal whether he wishes victory Russia or Ukraine, as well as criticism of the huge aid packages flowing to Kiev from Washington – caused anxiety throughout Europe – recalled the American portal.
He also noted that the administration of the outgoing president Joe Biden is now looking for ways to provide as much military aid as possible to Ukraine before January 20, when Trump could cut off the flow of funds once he takes power.
Axios recalled that Zelensky met with Trump in September in New York. According to the portal's interlocutors, Trump allegedly told Zelensky that he would not abandon Ukraine, but wanted to give diplomacy a chance. – I promise you will be happy with me – Trump allegedly said then.
Musk's support for Trump in the campaign
Elon Musk clearly supported the Republican candidate for US president Donald Trump in his victorious campaign. In addition to participating in rallies and conversations with Trump broadcast on social media, the billionaire also provided him with more tangible support in the form of as much as $119 million.
The media speculates that after Trump wins the election, as they indicate pollsthe richest man in the world could find a place in an American leader's administration. According to reports, Trump would see him as an adviser on “cost-cutting issues”, but unofficial voices even refer to the billionaire as the architect of the new American foreign policy.
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