Russian President Putin Praises Elon Musk After Musk Admitted Denying Ukraine's Starlink Request That Would Have Been Used To Launch Attacks Against Crimea

 

CNBC: Russia’s Putin praises Elon Musk as an ‘outstanding person’ and ‘talented businessman’ 

* Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday praised Elon Musk, calling the Tesla and SpaceX founder a “talented businessman.” 

* Putin was discussing Russia’s space program after a failed moon landing last month. 

* His comments come after Musk said last week that he refused an emergency request by the Ukrainian government to extend coverage of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites to Sevastopol in Crimea. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday praised Elon Musk, calling the Tesla and SpaceX founder a “talented businessman.” 

Putin made the comments at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, as he spoke about Russia’s space program. 

“Elon Musk ... is undoubtedly an outstanding person. It must be admitted. I think the whole world admits it. He is an active, talented businessman,” Putin said, according to a Reuters translation. 

Putin said Musk does business with the support of the U.S. state.  

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WNU Editor: You can take this to the bank. Elon Musk's opponents are going to use this praise from Putin against him.

Putin has also waded into the US Justice Department's prosecutions of former President Trump .... Putin: Trump's legal cases reveal "rottenness" of U.S. politics (Axios). 

Russian President Putin Praised Elon Musk After Musk Admitted Denying Ukraine's Starlink Request That Would have Been Used To Launch Attacks Against Crimea  

Russian president Vladimir Putin hails Elon Musk as as an 'outstanding person' and businessman -- Reuters  

Vladimir Putin called Elon Musk 'outstanding' and 'talented' just days after he admitted denying Ukraine's Starlink request in Crimea -- Insider  

Putin calls Musk an ‘outstanding person’ after Starlink revelations -- The Hill