Why Donald Trump And Elon Musk's Bromance Might Spell Trouble For Ukraine
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Musk had already had outsize influence over Ukraine. His proximity to Trump makes him a wild card in the war's future.
In the 24 hours after Election Day, President-elect Donald Trump spoke with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy. While their communication followed the usual protocol of world leaders reaching out to congratulate the incoming U.S. president, the call raised eyebrows because of a third participant: billionaire Elon Musk.
Musk’s sudden ascension from a billionaire private citizen with outsize influence in Ukraine to a top Trump campaign surrogate and member of the president-elect’s inner circle makes him a wild card regarding the U.S. position on the Ukraine war.
His participation in Trump’s call with Zelenskyy indicates there’s “still serious interest for him in what happens in Ukraine,” Doug Klain, a policy analyst for Razom for Ukraine, a nonprofit humanitarian aid and advocacy organization, told HuffPost.
Musk’s aerospace company SpaceX operates the internet terminals and constellation of Starlink satellites that Ukraine’s civilian population and its military have come to rely on for communication during the war.
During the call, the billionaire told Zelenskyy he would continue to provide Starlink service to his country, according to Axios, which first reported on it.
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