Bloomberg has reported. His comments came in a forum which was held on X Spaces. In the forum, the discussions included opponents of a Senate bill that would provide further assistance for Ukraine to continue battling the full-scale Russian invasion that began two years ago.
Alongside Musk were former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, co-founder of Craft Ventures LLC David Sacks, and state representatives Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, JD Vance of Ohio, and Mike Lee of Utah. Musk’s comments came as he agreed with Ron Johnson’s statement who said that those who expect a Ukraine victory were “living in a fantasy world." Musk made his remarks after Johnson declared that Putin would not fail in Ukraine. Johnson claimed that people who anticipate victory for Ukraine are "living in a fantasy world." “We gotta kill this thing," Vance said of the $95 billion measure, of which $60 billion in assistance for Ukraine as well as funding for Israel, Taiwan, and humanitarian aid for Gaza.
Musk went on to say that he hoped citizens would get in touch with their legislators on the Ukraine bill. “This spending does not help Ukraine. Prolonging the war does not help Ukraine," he said as reported by Bloomberg. Musk has expressed similar sentiments before on X, doubting Ukraine’s ability to win the war and mocking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s requests for aid.
The tech mogul has come under criticism from Ukraine and Democratic members of Congress. Musk said there was pressure on Putin to see the fight through. “If he were to back off, he would be assassinated," Musk said.
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