New allegations have surfaced suggesting Musk backed out of the deal over concerns about the beginning of a new world war. The accusation is based around a series of texts the billionaire allegedly sent to a Morgan Stanley banker who was involved in Musk’s attempts to raise funds for the takeover, Business Insider reported. The bank was expected to supply the world’s richest man with $13 billion in financing.
The texts in question were read out in court by one of the social media firm’s attorneys. The billionaire is alleged to have sent the words: “Let’s slow down just a few days. Putin’s speech tomorrow is really important. It won’t make sense to buy Twitter if we’re heading into World War 3.” The speech referred to was Russian President Vladimir Putin’s May 9 Victory Day speech (via Business Insider).
The day, marks the USSR’s contributions to the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two. It’s highly significant for Russia and involves a military parade in Moscow. The war in Ukraine had been raging for close to three months at the time, and Russia failed to meet any of its key objectives. Despite sanctions and extreme tension, Putin did not declare war on the West during his speech, but he did reiterate that he believed the war in Ukraine was “the only right decision” and accused the west of plotting to invade Russia.
Musk’s lawyers dismissed the claims as “utter nonsense,” and say the full series of texts between Musk and the Morgan Stanley banker will refute the allegation that Musk pulled out of the deal over concerns about World War III. Lawyers are expected to introduce the full text chain to the court next week (via Business Insider).
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