Exploits the theme of Russia's war against Ukraine: why does Musk make cynical statements

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American billionaire Elon Musk may take part in the Russian conference dedicated to artificial intelligence AI Journey 2023. There, the entrepreneur will probably present his analogue of ChatGPT – Grok.

The head of the Vezha Center for Public Analytics, Valery Klochok, commented on this incident to Channel 24 . According to him, if we consider Musk’s announced participation in the Russian conference along with all his cynical statements, we are talking about the active exploitation of the topic of the Russian-Ukrainian war.

“It is unknown whether he will be there physically or will speak online. An interesting point, it needs to be taken into account, but not important, because the very fact of Musk’s statements is important. He makes them repeatedly, there are many such statements,” Klochok stated.

Is Musk the future Trump?

According to the analyst, Musk and former US President Donald Trump are very similar in behavior and type. Both one and the other always tried to be at the forefront of events, at the epicenter of scandals – and this significantly added to their media profile.

After all, this is what brought Trump to the presidency of the United States.

Therefore, I do not rule out that Musk has the same ambitions. <...> The fact that he is actively exploiting Russia’s war against Ukraine for his own media exposure, in my opinion, is completely obvious,” Klochok noted.

Musk is unlikely to take part in the next presidential campaign, but he will be building up his capabilities for the future. This is how an entrepreneur builds his political career.

Musk's scandalous statements: latest news

• The American billionaire said that Vladimir Zelensky needs to negotiate with Vladimir Putin. Moreover, the Russian occupiers are supposedly “simply forced to be” at the front.
• Previously, Musk expressed the opinion that it is necessary to resume “normal relations” with Russia in order to prevent the Third World War. He believes that the alliance between Russia and China is very dangerous.
• Minister of Digital Transformation Mikhail Fedorov noted that it is convenient for him to divide the American billionaire into Musk, who helps Ukraine with Starlinks, and Musk, who makes scandalous statements.