Putin Gushes Over “Outstanding, Talented” Elon Musk

The Daily Beast reports:

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk Tuesday as an “outstanding person” and “talented businessman” in remarks at the Eastern Economic Forum, according to Russia 24.

“As for Elon Musk’s private business… He is definitely an outstanding person, it must be recognized,” Putin said. “I think this is recognized all over the world. An active and talented businessman.”

The remarks comes just days after CNN reported that Musk secretly ordered his engineers to turn off his Starlink satellite system near Crimea in an attempt to hinder a Ukrainian sneak attack on Russia last year.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin praised SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk Tuesday as an “outstanding person” and “talented businessman” in remarks at the Eastern Economic Forum.https://t.co/R4cHNakePi

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