Axios reported that Elon Musk, the business tycoon, was on the phone during a recent call between U.S. President elect Donald Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky. The report cited unnamed sources who were familiar with the situation.
Zelensky, who was one of the first leaders in the world to congratulate Trump for his victory in the U.S. Presidential election on November 6, expressed hopes for “strong bipartisan US support for Ukraine.” Ukraine’s President said that the two had also had a phone call to follow up, where they agreed to strengthen their cooperation.
According to Axios, the call between Trump and Kyiv lasted around 25 minutes. Trump said that he would be supporting Kyiv without going into detail.
Musk, who has supported Trump’s election campaign, joined the conversation and said he would continue supporting Ukraine through his Starlink satellites.
Musk, the founder and CEO SpaceX, and owner of social media platform X came out in support for Kyiv when the full-scale invasion began in 2022. He donated Starlink communication terminals, which greatly aided Ukrainian defenders.
His views gradually shifted to pro-Russian positions during the war. The billionaire also prevented Ukraine from using Starlink Terminals in attacks on the Russian Fleet.
The Wall Street Journal reported late October that Musk had been in regular communication with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and other Kremlin official since late 2022. Musk had previously denied having any sympathies with Moscow, and claimed that he only spoke with Putin once in April 2021 on space-related issues.
One of the sources told Axios that Zelensky “didn’t feel despair” after the call with Trump.
The Presidential Office has not commented on these reports.
Trump claimed on the campaign trail that he could end Russia’s war in 24 hours if he were elected, but he did not elaborate on how he might achieve this. He also criticized U.S. assistance for Ukraine, referring to Zelensky the “greatest seller on earth.”
There are fears that the new U.S. President may reduce support for Kyiv in order to pursue a deal at the expense of Ukraine with the Kremlin.
Elon Musk has a great deal of influence in American politics. He was reportedly on the phone during the recent conversation between U.S. President elect Donald Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky, saying that he would continue to help Ukraine through his Starlink satellites.
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On Nov. 8, Dmytro Lubinets, Ukrainian Ombudsman, met Tatyana Moskalkova in Belarus to discuss humanitarian issues relating to Russia’s full scale war against Ukraine.
Bloomberg reported on November 8 that unnamed sources familiar to the matter said that European officials met in Budapest, Hungary, on Nov. 7, to discuss whether or not the European Union was willing to continue funding Ukraine’s assistance if U.S. president-elect Donald Trump stopped U.S. aid.
The bodies of 320 soldiers have been recovered from Donetsk Oblast. 89 others were brought back from Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Another 154 bodies have been repatriated by Russian morgues.
Viktor Orban added: “Europe cannot finance this war alone.”
“Nobody is safe in Ukraine until Russia ends its aggression,” Estonian Foreign Affairs Minister Margus Tsahkna stated in a social media post on Nov. 8th.
General Staff report: The Russian army uses munitions like K-51 and RG-VO that are loaded with hazardous chemical substances and are used to counter-riot operations but are prohibited as weapons.
Five times, guided aerial bombs were used by Russia to strike Zaporizhzhia. The attack damaged houses, an apartment building and a cancer hospital.
The missiles that Ukraine will be testing are designed to counter drones and can shoot targets at an elevation of up to two kilometers.
Matthew Miller, spokesperson for the U.S. State Department, said that “it’s not appropriate for us or any other country to force him into it.”
The city is home to the Saratov Oil Refinery (formerly known as Cracking Plant), which is part Rosneft – the state-run oil corporation
Since February 2022, Ukraine received over $37 billion of budget support from World Bank partnerships.
In a single attack, Russian forces killed nine and injured more than 40 people in Zaporizhzhia.
The air raid alert was sounded in Kyiv at around 9:30 pm local time on November 7, but the all-clear was not given until a little after 7:30 am the next morning.
Since Ukraine launched its cross-border offensive at the beginning of August, Kursk Oblast has been a scene of heavy fighting.
This includes 1,580 casualties that Russian forces have suffered in the last day.
The attack caused damage to multiple residential buildings as well as a local primary school. According to preliminary information, one person died and nine others were injured.
Local authorities reported that at least 25 people were injured, and that there may be more trapped under the rubble. Search and rescue operations continue at the building.
Lindner said that Scholz had fired the former Finance Minister Christian Lindner because he suggested sending Ukraine Taurus rockets instead of financial assistance, Lindner said.
Sabrina Singh, Deputy Pentagon press secretary, said Washington was “confident” it could fulfill its commitments towards Kyiv.
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