Who the hell even knows what this means.
Musk is probably more anti-Ukraine than Trump. Musk is jungled up with David Sacks and other Silicon Valley people who are fixated on ending the war. They are upset about what it has done to the economy.
Trump is not really committed to anything and will just do whatever, but it’s likely that Israel is pressing for him to end the Ukraine conflict so he can focus on the Middle East.
RT:
Elon Musk joined US President-elect Donald Trump’s phone call with Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky the day after Trump prevailed in the US election, Axios claimed on Friday.
According to sources familiar with the conversation, Trump reassured Zelensky of US support, though he avoided specific commitments on aid. At the same time, Musk added that he would keep supporting Ukraine with Starlink satellites, which have been a critical link for Ukraine’s communication and defense.
Both men have previously been critical of financial and military support for Ukraine, saying that Kiev cannot win the conflict.
The outlet described the move as a surprise that added a layer of intrigue to the call between the president-elect and the embattled leader in Kiev.
Musk’s involvement underscores his influence with Trump and his complex stance on the war, Axios added.
Earlier this year, Musk allegedly told Republican US senators during an X Spaces conversation that Ukraine could not realistically win against Russia.
“There is no way in hell [Russian President Vladimir] Putin is going to lose,” he reportedly said to Senators Ron Johnson and Mike Lee, among others. “This spending does not help Ukraine; prolonging the war does not help Ukraine. Having these boys die for nothing is wrong and needs to stop.”
Musk has also urged citizens to contact their representatives and oppose continued aid, comments that generated backlash for his perceived cynicism toward Ukraine’s cause.
It would be a good thing if this war ended and Russia was able to regroup and prepare for the next round. Hopefully that will happen.
I’m very critical of this new Trump administration, but Elon, Bobby, and Tucker are all pretty vocal about the war, so if they have any influence at all in the early days (they will all be pushed out eventually), the Ukraine war could come to some kind of a close.