Arguing the West is sending Ukrainian boys into a “meat grinder” to die fighting their Russian cousins, Elon Musk called for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and the normalization of relations with Moscow in the interest of preventing a third world war.
In a Spaces discussion hosted by Musk associate David Sacks and including GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy—both vocal critics of U.S. aid to Kyiv—talk soon pivoted away from the titular subject of Israel and Hamas to a broader debate over geopolitics. Here the trio of wealthy tech entrepreneurs agreed Western sanctions were at fault for driving Russia into the arms of China.
