• Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday praised Elon Musk, calling the Tesla and SpaceX founder a “talented businessman.”
  • Putin was discussing Russia’s space program after a failed moon landing last month.
  • His comments come after Musk said last week that he refused an emergency request by the Ukrainian government to extend coverage of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites to Sevastopol in Crimea.
  • @wick@lemm.ee
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    332 years ago

    Praising Elon like a baby is part of Russia’s war plan. That’s the timeline we are in.

  • TwoGems
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    302 years ago

    Completely 100% not suspicious! Nothing to see here

  • stevedidWHAT
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    102 years ago

    If Elon really doesn’t have any alliances, he really knows how to put himself between a rock and a hard place.

    Sucks I don’t give a fuck about billionaires or their miserable, stressful, apathetic, pathetic, shallow existences.

    Live like a hedonistic die like one.

  • @fne8w2ah@lemmy.world
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    52 years ago

    And yet Phoney Stark has the gall to blame Dark Brandon and Co for not extending SpaceX coverage to Crimea.

  • Kichae
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    42 years ago

    I wonder how much Putin paid for Elon. I can’t help but imagine it was as little as a scratch behind the ear and telling him that “he’s a good boy, yes he is! Yes he is!”

    • chaogomu
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      32 years ago

      Elon is a fragile narcissist, all Putin has to do is say nice things about Elon, and Elon will eat out of Putin’s hand.

      • gregorum
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        2 years ago

        Exactly. Elon’s loyalty comes cheap, just like Trump’s.

        • chaogomu
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          32 years ago

          I wouldn’t call it loyalty, I don’t think Elon or Trump are actually capable of loyalty.

          I believe the term is favor. Putin has easily earned Trump and Elon’s favor, because all these rich assholes see themselves as modern day lords and ladies. Which is true in a way, it’s just that they also have all the stupidity, cruelty, and corruption of medieval lords.

  • @floofloof@lemmy.ca
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    22 years ago

    He also called Prigozhin a “talented person” just after he had killed him. So Elon, don’t get too comfortable.