Trump vs Musk feud sparks mockery in Moscow: ‘Don’t fight, guys!’ say Russian officials | World News

The ongoing public spat between US President Donald Trump and tech-billionaire Elon Musk has found unlikely spectators in Moscow, where top officials, tycoons, and media personalities gleefully weighed in with offers of peace talks, business deals—and sarcasm.
“Elon, don’t be upset!” posted national senator Dmitry Rogozin, formerly head of Russia’s space programme. “If you encounter insurmountable problems in the US, come to us. Here you will find reliable comrades and complete freedom of technical creativity,” he added on Musk’s own platform, X.

Elon @elonmusk , don’t be upset! You are respected in Russia. If you encounter insurmountable problems in the US, come to us and become one of us – a “Bars-Sarmat” fighter. Here you will find reliable comrades and complete freedom of technical creativity.
— ROGOZIN (@Rogozin) June 6, 2025
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev also joined the online fray, quipping: “We are ready to facilitate the conclusion of a peace deal between D and E for a reasonable fee and to accept Starlink shares as payment. Don’t fight, guys!”
The clash between the US president and the world’s richest man quickly became low-hanging fruit for Russia’s political elite, many of whom have made a habit of mocking perceived chaos in Washington.
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Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of RT and one of Russia’s most powerful media figures, jabbed at the row as a symbol of “modern US. political culture” — calling it “Sort of like the English Industrial Revolution. Only in reverse.”
Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund and a former advocate for US-Russia cooperation in space, lamented: “Why can’t we all just get along?” He later asked X’s AI chatbot, Grok, how the pair might reconcile.

@grok what needs to happen for @realDonaldTrump and @elonmusk to reconcile
— Kirill A. Dmitriev (@kadmitriev) June 5, 2025
Even the Kremlin chimed in—carefully. Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov diplomatically called it an “internal matter” for the US but expressed faith in Trump’s ability to multitask. “Presidents handle a huge number of different things at the same time, some more and some less important,” he said, Reuters reported.
Others, like hardline national businessman Konstantin Malofeyev, viewed the feud as a strategic opening: “We can just be glad that they won’t have time for us… the best time to strike back [against Ukraine].”