WSJ: Musk secretly talks to Putin

[phkrause]

Elon Musk — the world's richest man and a major contractor to the U.S. government — "has been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin since late 2022," The Wall Street Journal reports.

• Why it matters: Musk's conversations could foreshadow U.S. reengagement with Putin if Donald Trump wins the White House, given "Trump's expressed desire to cut a deal over major fault lines such as the war in Ukraine," The Journal notes.

Another big story published by The Journal yesterday revealed that Russia "provided targeting data for Yemen's Houthi rebels as they attacked Western ships in the Red Sea with missiles and drones earlier this year."

• Go deeper (gift link).

ps:I suppose this is OK?????

[phkrause]

Here’s a look at Musk’s contact with Putin and why it matters

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of major government contractor SpaceX and a key ally of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, has been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the last two years, The Wall Street Journal reported.

https://apnews.com/article/musk-putin-x-trump-tesla-election-russia-9cecb7cb0f23ccce49336771280ae179?