Elon Musk during a discussion on social media site X’s Spaces told US Republican senators “there is no way in hell” that Russian President Vladimir Putin could lose the war in Ukraine. He said that if Putin backs out of the war in Ukraine or loses the war he could be assassinated as he is under pressure to continue the war.
Musk also said that those who think that they can force a regime change in Russia are wrong and warned that the next person at the helm is likely to be more ‘hardcore’ than Putin.
“For those who want regime change in Russia, they should think about who is the person that could take out Putin, and is that person likely to be a peacenik? Probably not. (Such a person would likely be) even more hardcore than Putin,” Musk said. He further added that he is interested in stopping deaths of people on both sides of the war.
Musk was joined by Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, JD Vance of Ohio and Mike Lee of Utah, as well as Vivek Ramaswamy, a former Republican presidential candidate, and David Sacks, a co-founder of Craft Ventures LLC.
They discussed the contentious US Senate bill which would assist Ukraine to continue fighting the war which was triggered after Russia launched a full-scale invasion two years ago.
Elon Musk was also involved in the war in Ukraine as his own Starlink satellite services were used by Ukrainian forces. During the conversation, Musk also slammed critics for calling him a Russia apologist. He said that his company did more than others to back Ukraine.
“If he were to back off, he would be assassinated,” Musk said, explaining that there are other forces pushing Putin to continue the war in Ukraine. “(It is) absurd. (My companies) have probably done more to undermine Russia than anything,” Musk said.
Musk agreed with Johnson’s statement that Putin would not lose in Ukraine and backed him when he said that those who expected a Ukraine victory were “living in a fantasy world”. “This spending does not help Ukraine. Prolonging the war does not help Ukraine,” Musk said of the bill.
Musk on several occasions has doubted Ukraine’s ability to win the war and mocked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s requests for aid. He has come under criticism from Ukraine and Democratic members of Congress for his views.
He also highlighted that SpaceX provided Starlink internet service to Ukraine and SpaceX taking business away from Russia’s space launch business.
Musk’s views contract with that of US President Joe Biden and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. Both argue that it is in the US’ interests to aid Ukraine’s defence against Russia. They also believe that it will deter other authoritarian regimes from starting wars of their own.
The Senate continued work on the bill Monday night, and it is expected to pass, but House Speaker Mike Johnson has insisted border security measures must come first.
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