Washington. After winning the presidential election, President-elect Donald Trump spoke on the phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday. Tesla chief and world’s richest businessman Elon Musk is also reported to be present in this conversation. It is noteworthy that during the election campaign, Trump has been saying that he will stop the Ukraine war within an hour after becoming President. A day earlier, on Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Trump and said that he was ready to talk to him to stop the Ukraine war.
International media on Friday quoted a Ukrainian official as saying that Elon Musk also participated in the conversation. First an American website had claimed that Musk was also involved in this conversation. After this, news agency AFP, quoting an official of the Presidential Office of Ukraine, justified this claim. Sources having knowledge of this matter say that the conversation between the three lasted for about 25 minutes.
In this conversation, Trump assured Zelensky that he would help him in the ongoing war with Russia. Trump told Zelensky that he wanted to give diplomacy another chance. He said- I promise that you will not be disappointed with me. After this it is being told that Trump handed over the phone to Musk. Musk talked to Zelensky. It is being told that during this time Zelensky thanked Musk for providing internet to Ukraine. Musk said that he will continue to help Ukraine with his Starlink satellite. It is noteworthy that after the war started in 2022, Russia had destroyed the communication network in Ukraine. Since then, Musk’s Starlink system has been providing internet in Ukraine.