Russian President Vladimir Putin praised the billionaire Elon Musk, comparing him to the legendary Soviet missile engineer – who was behind the Soviet space success in the 1960s.
Russian President Vladimir Putin praised the billionaire Elon Musk, comparing him to Mr. Sergei Korolev – The Legend of the Soviet Space in the 1960s – Photo: The Moscow Times
According to Reuters news agency on April 16,Russian President Vladimir PutinJust had special compliments for billionaire Elon Musk, calling Mr. Musk a rare pioneer and compares him with Mr. Sergei Korolev – the father of the Soviet space program.
Speaking at the student meeting at Moscow Bauman National Technical University (Russia), Putin described Mr. Musk as “passionate about Mars” and had a great vision, similar to Mr. Korolev in the 1960s.
“Such people are very rare in humanity. They have strong ideas that urge. Although these ideas seem unthinkable, but over time, they often come true. Like what Korolev did,” Putin said.
He also called this billionaire “an outstanding person” and expressed his admiration for the passion and relentless efforts of the US billionaire in exploring the space.
Mr. Sergei Korolev – considered the father of the Soviet Space program – an engineer who plays a key role in the Soviet success when bringing the houseCosmic travelYuri Gagarin on the world’s first driver flight in 1961.
This comparison shows that Mr. Putin highly appreciated Mr. Musk’s role in the modern space era, especially with SpaceX Technology Group – NASA missile launcher and operating the Starlink Satellite Internet network.
Putin’s above statement was made in the context of Mr. Musk, his top advisorUS President Donald Trump, often criticizing Ukraine – the country against Russia since 2022. The billionaire has repeatedly criticized the Kiev government and recently accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wanting to pursue a “permanent battle”.
