Putin's comments come after Musk said last week that he refused an emergency request by Ukraine to extend coverage of Starlink satellites to Crimea.
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday praised Elon Musk, calling the Tesla and SpaceX founder a “talented businessman.”
  • Putin was discussing Russia’s space program after a failed moon landing last month.
  • His comments come after Musk said last week that he refused an emergency request by the Ukrainian government to extend coverage of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites to Sevastopol in Crimea.
  • _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyzEnglish
    591·
    1 year ago

    If you’ve got a murderous autocrat praising you, it should trigger an “I’ve made a huge mistake” response.

    Not so for narcissists though - anything that boosts their ego is welcome, anything. Russia knows this, and plays the fuck out of it like a shit fiddle, Randy.

    And useful idiots fall for it, like really powerful idiots. It makes me sad for humanity that such depraved sociopaths can still win out in this day and age.

    • Final Remix@lemmy.worldEnglish
      282·
      1 year ago

      The twat comes from apartheid gem money. I don’t think he minds getting head pats from Vlad.

    • Localhorst86@lemmy.worldEnglish
      42·
      1 year ago

      Elmo is going to take the praise and dwell in it. He won’t care who these words came from, and he’s going to praise Putin back for his “insightful observation”. And Elmos fanboys are going to suck it up, and will probably go on to say that the world better bows to them both. I hate everything about this, so much.