A Russian official said the nation could offer an American billionaire Elon Musk political asylum on his fierce conflict with the American president Donald Trump.
Why it matters
The American president and the richest man in the world have had dramatic benefits, suggesting herself what will happen from the relationship.
The comments arise as tensions between Washington and Moscow remain high while the cease-fire talks for the Russian-Ukraine War blocked, with The last series of negotiations only lasts 90 minutes With little progress outside an agreement to release prisoners on both sides.
Last month, Trump said about the Russian president Vladimir Putin“I always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something happened to him.”
What to know
Dmitry Novikov, the first vice-president of the Duma International Affairs Committee, made the comments of the Russian media Tass.
“I think Musk has a completely different game, (therefore) he will not need political asylum, although if he did it, Russia, of course, could provide it,” said Novikov, in remarks translated from Russian.
Musk and Trump, who had been political allies on the desired cuts for federal expenses, recently faced the quarrel that degenerates on June 5 in a series of exchanges on social networks and in the comments of journalists.
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The spit started “One Big Beautiful Bill” by Trump, “ which includes an extension of its tax reductions and signature expenses for other priorities, such as border security. Musk expressed concerns about the impact of this bill on national debt.
Trump said Musk was upset by the fact that the president had removed mandates for electric vehicles (EV).
“Elon was “Bearing thin”, I asked him to leaveI removed his mandate EV who forced everyone to buy electric cars that no one else wanted (that he knew for months that I was going to do!), And he went crazy! “He wrote in an article on Truth Social.
Musk later wrote X Thursday: “It’s time to drop the very large bomb:@Realdonaldtrump is in Epstein files. This is the real reason why they were not made public. Have a good day, DJT! “”
In another article, he added: “Mark this post for the future. Truth will come out.”
THE Tesla The CEO also suggested that Trump should be dismissed.
What people say
The press secretary of the White House Karoline Leavitt said Nowsweek THURSDAY: “This is an unfortunate episode of Elon, which is not satisfied with the only major bill because it does not include the policies he wanted. The president focuses on the fact of passing this historical legislation and making our country again large.”
Elon Musk, on X: “Without me, Trump would have lost the elections, the Dems would control the house and the Republicans would be 51 to 49 in the Senate. Such ingratitude. “”
What happens next
Musk has not yet published documentation or evidence supporting his assertion that Trump appears in Epstein files.
We do not know how the Trump-Musk quarrel will continue to take place in the coming days and weeks.
Nowsweek has broken down a chronology of Trump and Musk’s relationship here.
Update from 6/6/25 to 10:10 a.m. HE: This article has been updated with additional information.