Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, took part in the call on Wednesday between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump after the latter's victory in the US presidential election, a senior official told AFP on Friday. of the Ukrainian presidency.
«I can confirm it», indicated this official, on condition of anonymity, questioned about information from the American media Axios.
A “brief” exchange
Another high-ranking Ukrainian source told AFP that Donald Trump had “passed the phone» to Elon Musk who then spoke “briefly» with M. Zelensky.
«Trump gave him the phone, they were together somewhere. The (Ukrainian) president thanked him for Starlinks (the satellite link systems provided by Elon Musk to Ukraine, Editor's note)“, indicated this source. “They spoke briefly. But the main conversation was of course with Trump“, she added.
Still according to this source, Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky “have notnot really discussed anything substantial, it was a greeting conversation».
The Ukrainian president described this conversation as “excellent».
What role for Elon Musk?
Elon Musk played an unprecedented role in Donald Trump's campaign, spending more than $110 million of his fortune to get him elected. He also organized a series of campaign meetings in favor of the Republican candidacy, in the hotly contested state of Pennsylvania.
The billionaire is expected to join the future administration of Donald Trump, but the precise contours of his role have not been revealed.
Very critical of the billions of dollars released for Ukraine, the president-elect promised to resolve this conflict even before taking the oath – without ever explaining how.
