Billionaire Elon Musk, who actively supported Donald Trump on during his election campaign, took part in a telephone conversation between the future president of the United States and Ukrainian head of state Volodymyr Zelensky, DPA reported, citing BTA, referring to American media.
According to "Wall Street Journal" Musk was simply at the Trump mansion in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, and entered the room from which his host was talking to Zelensky.
Another daily newspaper, the "New York Times", writes that the future president of the United States at one point gave the receiver to his guest.
Musk assured Zelensky that the "Starlink" satellite communication system (Starlink) of his company "Space Ex" (SpaceX) will continue to be available in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian president was apparently satisfied with the conversation, claims the site "Axios".
After Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The United States is by far the number one supplier of weapons to Kyiv. The current US president, Joe Biden, has consistently said that Ukraine will receive military aid for as long as it takes to repel Russia, DPA recalls.
Trump, who will take office on January 20, has promised to end the war quickly. So far, however, he has not explained how he intends to do this, DPA notes.