Elon Musk joins Trump’s call with Ukraine’s Zelensky

Elon Musk joined a Wednesday call between President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said four people familiar with the matter, in the latest sign that the tech billionaire intends to intertwine himself with Trump’s governing apparatus.

The call began with a conversation between Trump and Zelensky, who remarked how valuable Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service was, said one of the people familiar with their conversation, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the private conversation. Trump noted that Musk was with him, and then put him on the call.

“It was very pleasant,” a Ukrainian official said of the exchange. Zelensky “thanked” Musk for the Starlink terminals Ukraine relies on for much wartime communication, the official added.

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