Not that gossipy as nearly every quote in the article is a direct quote with the source mentioned
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Me wearing tinfoil hat, maybe this is a 69D chess move to get the US government to block his Twitter acquisition.Elon Musk Spoke to Putin Before Tweeting Ukraine Peace Plan: Report
The world’s richest man spoke directly with Vladimir Putin, Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer reported. Musk denied the report in a tweet.
Believe it or not, I think he actually wants Twitter. He just didn’t want it at the price he initially offered.
Putin certainly very skilled at using useful idiots for propaganda, direct conversation or not! This all seems to be going as well as he could hope.
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Elon Musk Spoke to Putin Before Tweeting Ukraine Peace Plan: Report
The world’s richest man spoke directly with Vladimir Putin, Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer reported. Musk denied the report in a tweet.
In a mailout sent to Eurasia Group subscribers, Ian Bremmer wrote that Tesla CEO Musk told him that Putin was “prepared to negotiate,” but only if Crimea remained Russian, if Ukraine accepted a form of permanent neutrality, and Ukraine recognised Russia’s annexation of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.
Bremmer wrote that Musk said he had refused a Ukrainian request to activate Starlink in Crimea. According to UK newspaper the Financial Times, Ukrainian forces have reported connectivity issues as they continue their counteroffensive into areas previously held by Russian forces in the east and north-east of the country. Musk responded by criticising the FT’s reporting, saying that what happens on the battlefield is “classified.”
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I’m more curious why anyone requested Starlink to work in Crimea, and why. Seems like an odd request right now.
Yup. Crimea is also not really near front lines at all.
Elon Musk blocked Ukraine from using Starlink in Crimea over concern that Putin could use nuclear weapons, political analyst says
The political analyst Ian Bremmer said Musk told him he denied Ukraine's request to extend Starlink's range, fearing the potential for escalation.
As far as I can tell there's two different Starlink situations going on in Ukraine.
A blackout over certain rapidly expanding counteroffensives. The explanation is that Starlink has a blackout over Russian controlled areas as a precaution in case the equipment is captured and Ukraine has reacquired territory faster than Starlink can react. Seems plausible enough.
The other situation is that Musk doesn't want Starlink to work in Crimea because he doesn't want Ukraine to retake Crimea. But to be honest I think Crimea is going to be the last territory Ukraine retakes if they retake it at all.
Still not clarified! Haha. This could be interpreted as “no one should trust Bremmer to keep a private conversation private.”
Not sure what you mean by believe - Musk has not made any claims about whether he has communicated with Putin about conflict with Ukraine.
Where do you reside and who do you interact with where this would even be an issue materially.
