A judge has forced Elon Musk to disclose who helped him buy Twitter.

And to no one's surprise: Two rich Russians from Putin's inner circle were part of the deal. Their names are Petr Aven and Vadim Moshkovich, and allegedly they are related to companies on the list.

And clearly, EU parliamentarian Guy Verhofstadt is not having it.

https://fortune.com/2024/08/22/elon-musk-x-twitter-owner-list/

Obviously, indirect Russian relations in itself is not proof of Russian influence.

I will do some more digging.

Elon Musk was just forced to reveal who really owns X. Here’s the list

Organizations linked to Bill Ackman, Larry Ellison, and Sean Combs, a.k.a. Diddy or Puff Daddy, were mentioned in the filing.

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