Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Archival photoMOSCOW, 23 Oct. The US authorities are concerned about the increased political influence and «reckless» statements of American billionaire Elon Musk, writes The Washington Post. The author of the article, Mary Jordan, argues that, despite cooperating with the US government and helping the country achieve global dominance in space and popularize the use of electric vehicles, statements A mask about the situation in Taiwan, as well as a statement about his unwillingness to continue paying for Starlink in Ukraine, ruined his relationship with Washington.The White House is discussing with Musk access to Starlink in Iran, media reported US authorities consider Musk too powerful and reckless, but the head of SpaceX is still needed by Washington, as the country's military uses his equipment, and NASA is forced to rely on businessman rockets to transport astronauts to the ISS. argues Jordan. «Although Musk needs Washington less now that he has become a powerful figure in the world, Washington continues to depend on him,» the author of the article notes. Nevertheless, the US government is working to reduce its dependence on Musk, working with competitors and developing them through government contracts and subsidies.
"SpaceX is not the only company. There are others we can work with when it comes to giving Ukraine what it needs on the battlefield,” Sabrina Singh, Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary, was quoted as saying.
Earlier, Musk wrote that he doubted the possibility of Kyiv winning in the event of a full-scale war, and called on the parties to peace. Later, the American entrepreneur clarified that the eastern regions of Ukraine, where Russians are in the majority, prefer Russia. In support of his position, he published a map of the results of the 2012 elections in the republic. On it you can see that in the east of the country the vast majority of citizens voted for the Party of Regions, which Musk calls pro-Russian. In Kyiv, his plan to resolve the conflict was met with sharp criticism. So, the head of the office of Vladimir Zelensky, Andriy Yermak, called Western politicians and businessmen calling for peace «useful idiots», and the former Ukrainian ambassador to Germany, Andriy Melnik, obscenely cursed Musk and called Tesla electric cars «trash», promising a complete boycott of his products by compatriots.< img src="/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/64c76c2226086c0a418f807b01932cf3.jpg" />The United States announced Biden's plans to destroy Musk after the words about Ukraine