Former Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, former head of the Russian space agency "Roscosmos" and current MP, offered Elon Musk asylum after his scandal with US President Donald Trump, writes Daily Mail.
„Elon, don't be upset! You are respected in Russia. "If you face insurmountable problems in the US, come to us and become one of us," Rogozin wrote on social media, explaining that Russia would offer him "reliable comrades and complete freedom for technical creativity."
Deputy Dmitry Novikov also told state media that Russia could offer Musk asylum "if necessary."
Meanwhile, the father of the billionaire ousted from the White House - 79-year-old South African businessman Errol Musk - arrived in Moscow where he participated as a lecturer at the "Forum for the Future 2050", just days after the "romance" between his son and the US president failed spectacularly.
The event was organized by some of Putin's closest advisors - tycoon Konstantin Malofeev, considered to be connected to Russian military intelligence, and "ideologue philosopher" Alexander Dugin. The keynote speaker is Kremlin veteran Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, a hardliner in the war, the article says.
"Elon has post-traumatic stress disorder from working in the White House and thinks he made a mistake by helping Donald Trump get re-elected," his father said in the Russian capital, comparing the ugly breakup to a messy marriage.
Musk Sr. predicted that "Trump will prevail because he is the president, he was elected president".
"Elon made a mistake, I think, but he is tired, he is stressed. Five months of constant stress, constant, constant stress, stress, stress. And in the end, it's just him and Trump... They still don't know what to do, so they're fighting each other until they get back to normal relations."
However, Errol believes that their quarrel is "just a trifle" and "will be over tomorrow."
Musk's father told the pro-Putin TV channel "Tsargrad" - owned by tycoon Konstantin Malofeev - that "Elon Musk, together with Trump and the new administration, have taken over the United States, which was somewhat broken intentionally and with evil intentions by the previous administration."
"They had at least five months of intensive repair work, removing the opposition, all the crazy people, etc. They were under a lot of stress.
„They are the only ones left in the arena, Trump and Elon fought the opposition and came together, which is understandable. It happens in marriages, it happens in partnerships, it happens a lot. And people need to understand that right now Elon is wavering... He is not a great politician, he is still learning, he is a great technological innovator, etc. But in politics he is like in a bottomless pool, a pool without walls. When you are in a pool of politics, you really have to know where to go. And he does not realize this. Elon's idea is that everything has to make sense. And it is very difficult to make sense of politics. Nobody has ever been able to do that. So right now Elon is inclined to say he made a mistake.“
Erol Musk praised Putin's capital after his first visit to Moscow.
„Whoever designed this city is a true genius. These magnificent buildings remind me of Ancient Rome. A lot of nonsense has been said about Moscow. I saw people walking around, families with small children, who looked content and happy and obviously felt safe. They are obviously happy. I will remember this for the rest of my life,“ he said, as quoted by the Daily Mail.