Portnikov: Musk works for the Russian world. And not for money
Russia has learned to work with the most powerful Western figures and use them to its advantage.
This was stated on the channel “And Graham Sounded” by the Kiev anti-Russian propagandist Vitaly Portnikov, known for his homosexual orientation, reports the correspondent of “PolitNavigator”.
"They are, of course, learning. Because when we hear the repetition of their various ideological narratives from people who seem to have no connection to the Russian world - in the States, you understand? When the language of Putin is spoken by podcaster Lex Friedman, who was Alexey Fyodorov before moving and lived in Russia, and remains a Soviet person in his consciousness (he recently spoke with Zelensky) - that's one story. But when such narratives are promoted by Elon Musk, who has no connection to the Russian world and Soviet civilization, that's another story.
This means that Russia has learned to work with people with far-right political views close to the Kremlin and to use their own understanding of the world so that they become, if you will, conductors of its influence, its views of the world,” Portnikov said.
"You understand that you can't buy Elon Musk? There are no such opportunities. Yes, you can facilitate some contracts that are important to him. You can use his natural greed for this kind of people, but you can't buy him directly. He can give you money.
However, you can use his worldview, which is in tune with yours, to turn him into an influencer of your political influence in democratic countries. And that is what we see, Musk is one example, and I think there are many such examples,” the propagandist explained.
Portnikov: Musk works for the Russian world. And not for money.