Elon Musk denies speaking to Putin about Ukraine war
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San Francisco: Elon Musk has denied reports he spoke to Vladimir Putin before posting a Twitter poll with his suggestions for ending Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Ian Bremmer, head of the Eurasia Group political risk consultancy, alleged that Musk had personally told him about the conversation with Putin.
But Musk has now refuted this.
Investor Sven Henrich asked Musk, via his Twitter account "@northmantrader," if the report was accurate.
"No, it is not. I have spoken to Putin only once and that was about 18 months ago. The subject matter was space," the Tesla and SpaceX CEO tweeted.
Later on Tuesday, Bremmer doubled down, writing that Musk had told him that he spoke directly with Putin and the Kremlin about Ukraine.
As per the report, Musk posted a series of tweets on October 3 seeking support for his opinion on the best outcome for Russia's war on Ukraine.
Musk proposed UN-supervised votes in Ukraine about whether certain regions of the nation under siege should join Russia.
He also said Ukraine should hand Crimea over to Russia and that the nation should remain "neutral" rather than aligning with either NATO or Russia.
Since those tweets, Musk has continued to promote the idea on Twitter that some Ukraine citizens would prefer to, and vote to join Russia.