Conversations with 'senior Russian officials' said to have factored into the Musk decision.
Elon Musk foiled a Ukrainian submarine drone attack on a Russian naval fleet last year by turning off the SpaceX Starlink satellite internet network near the Crimean coast to prevent a “mini-Pearl Harbor,” a biography of the billionaire claims.
Ukrainian officials appealed unsuccessfully to the SpaceX founder — who is also the owner of X, the former Twitter, and CEO of electric-vehicle maker Tesla TSLA, -1.12%, to turn the satellite internet constellation back on — the book, published by Paramount Global PARA, +4.92% unit Simon & Schuster, reportedly adds.
Isaacson reportedly writes that Musk spoke with U.S. national-security adviser Jake Sullivan; the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, Gen. Mark Milley; and the Russian ambassador to the U.S.
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