Putin praises Musk: The pioneer of the stars and his influence on war!

Putin praises Musk: The pioneer of the stars and his influence on war!

Kreml, Russland - On April 17, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the entrepreneur Elon Musk as a pioneer in the area of space travel. Putin made comparisons between Musk and Sergej Korolew, who is considered the father of the Soviet space program. Musk, who heads the SpaceX space company, has made a name for himself by carrying out rocket starts for NASA and has made a significant technological progress in space. The company, which was founded in 2002, also provides essential services for the international space station.

The relationships between Musk and the Kremlin are complex. In the past, Musk expressed criticism of the Ukrainian government, especially President Wolodymyr Selenskyj, and accused him of striving for an "endless war". The military conflict between Russia and Ukraine has already been over three years and the US State Department has reported that US President Donald Trump is committed to completing the war. Musk has actively interfered in US foreign policy and demands sanctions against Ukrainian oligarchs while emphasizing the role of SpaceX for the Ukrainian army. He announced that the entire front line would collapse if SpaceX should set his support.

a conflict in space

The dynamics about Musk is supplemented by his public challenge to Putin when he stimulated a duel on Twitter, with the sentence: "Stakes are Ukraine." This happened in March 2022, shortly after the beginning of Russian aggression against Ukraine, and he encouraged Putin to respond to the duel. Although the Kremlin did not react directly to this provocation, this led to a humorous exchange with Dmitry Rogozin, the head of the Russian space authority of Roscosmos, which quoted a verse from a poem of the poet Alexander Pushkin.

While Musk has strengthened his support for Ukraine by providing Starlink satellite internet and equipment, the concern for the influence that he can achieve as the main actor in space also grows. According to astrophysicists, including Harald Lesch, there are major challenges in the area of space mining, and the influence of private individuals like Musk could have an overwhelming effect. Lesch warned that there is a high risk of blackmail, while Matthias Maurer, an astronaut of the European space agency, noted that more than half of the active satellite musk belongs and an enormous satellite fleet of 40,000 additional units is planned.

race for space

International is currently a race for space, with countries such as China, Russia and India competing with the United States. President Putin praises Musk in the middle of geopolitical tensions and sees him a key player in the future of space travel. Markus Lanz recently emphasized the newly flared race for the resources of the moon, which is not only about water and money, but also about access to strategically important technologies and information.

The current situation requires comprehensive regulation of space. The existing regulations date from the 1960s and, according to many experts, are outdated. Andrea Rotter has criticized the outdoor agreement of the space contract and emphasizes that space is becoming increasingly important in military conflicts. These concerns underline the need for a new, value -based economic system in space.

This means that the influence of Elon Musk and SpaceX not only remains on the technological development, but also on the geopolitical tensions between nations of high relevance. Krone reports that Musk has had regular contact with Putin since the end of 2022 and that his commitment in space travel could influence the international dialogue between East and West. Space.com emphasizes the provocations while RND is obtained via the power concentration in space.