Solovyov, a leading Kremlin propagandist, called Musk the biggest loser of the US vote. He said the SpaceX owner had spent about half a billion dollars of his own money on the campaign and still lost in the state where his company is headquartered.
“If Trump remains the big boss for another two years, and we can use the right of veto, Musk [...] will be directly exposed to all kinds of investigations”, Solovyov said.
He then addressed Musk directly, pointing to the Russian city of Rostov as a possible new base.
“It’s terrible pressure, Elon. There are plenty of flats in Rostov. Keep that in mind, just in case”, Solovyov said. “And seriously, if a man with a global vision cannot pursue it in America, I wouldn’t be surprised if he looked for another base for his space projects”.
The comments come as Musk’s Ukraine-related business is under scrutiny from US politicians. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has asked him to preserve documents on restrictions to Ukraine’s access to Starshield, a SpaceX system developed for government and military use and tied to its Starlink satellite technology.
Similar letters went to administration officials and other parties, in what could pave the way for an investigation. No violation of the law has been established, and the requests only concern keeping material that may be relevant to the committee’s future work.
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Source: Polish Radio