Rachel #Maddow tonight did a brilliant job covering #ElonMusk’s compromised direct engagement in the #Russia #Ukraine war.
She characterized #Musk as just another Russian #FSB #hitman carrying out #Putin’s orders.
#RonanFarrow was her guest, in addition to Musk’s ideological alignments w/Russia, he highlighted Musk’s #financial #ConflictOfInterests.
Half of #Teslas are made in #China. China has backed Russia. China explicitly expressed displeasure w/Musk providing #Starlink service to Ukraine.
As reported by #Farrow in the @NewYorker, & as reported by The Financial Times @ftworldnews, & in Walter Isaacson’s new book, #Musk has had direct conversations w/ #Putin & subsequently parroted #Russia policy on their invasion of #Ukraine.
Links:
Elon Musk’s Shadow Rule
by Ronan Farrow
"To the dismay of #Pentagon officials, Musk volunteered that he had spoken with Putin personally."
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/08/28/elon-musks-shadow-rule
Ukrainian forces report Starlink outages during push against Russia
October 7, 2022
Financial Times
"Some of the outages led to a “catastrophic” loss of communication in recent weeks, said one senior Ukrainian government official with direct knowledge of the issue."
#Musk #starlink #Ukraine #Russia #Putin
https://www.ft.com/content/9a7b922b-2435-4ac7-acdb-0ec9a6dc8397
#Putin Wants His #HitMan Back
@WSJ
September 10, 2023
Moscow seeks the return of a covert operative serving a life sentence in Germany, possibly in exchange for WSJ reporter #EvanGershkovich & others held by #Russia
"The officials said Krasikov is central to U.S. efforts to win the release of people held by Russia, possibly including U.S. Marine veteran #PaulWhelan & WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich."
https://www.wsj.com/world/putin-wants-his-hit-man-back-5bd759f8
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