Advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk has saluted the arrival of Russian officials in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for preparatory talks on Ukraine.
“This is what competent leadership looks like,” Musk wrote on his social media platform X, attaching a video of the Russian delegation’s arrival, filmed by the state-run outlets RIA Novosti and VGTRK. Both RIA Novosti’s parent agency, Rossiya Segodnya, and VGTRK are under U.S. sanctions, independent Russian outlet Meduza reported.
Members of the Russian delegation arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Monday, to lay the groundwork for U.S.-Russia negotiations. Among them was Kirill Dmitriev, the head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, who has already held initial meetings with members of Trump’s team. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and presidential aide Yuri Ushakov are also set to take part in the talks.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Kyiv was not aware of the negotiations in Saudi Arabia, would not participate, and would not recognize any of their outcomes.
Musk also used his X platform to praise former Romanian presidential candidate, Calin Georgescu who vowed to ‘ban the whole Soros nework in Romania’ if elected. Far-right politicians consider billionaire philanthropist as an enemy,
Romania deserves its own sovereignty! 🇷🇴 https://t.co/CtRnABP2yO
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 18, 2025
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