# Zelensky Flags Elon Musk’s ‘Dangerous’ Sway as He Courts Bipartisan U.S. Support

*Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 6:13 AM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Published**: 2026-11-05T06:13:33.891Z (38m ago)
**Category**: geopolitics | **Region**: Eastern Europe
**Importance**: 7/10
**Sources**: OSINT
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**Deck**: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is warning that Elon Musk’s wealth and global platform give him dangerous political sway while stressing that Ukraine still enjoys bipartisan support in Washington and clear backing from Democrats on aid and U.S.–Europe ties.

Volodymyr Zelensky is sharpening his message on who should shape decisions that affect Ukraine’s survival: elected officials, not powerful business figures.

Speaking about Elon Musk, Zelensky said “having so much power concentrated in the hands of a very rich person is dangerous.” He added that concentrating power in one person’s hands is dangerous regardless of their wealth, describing this as the core idea behind a separation of powers system.

Zelensky criticized Musk’s attitude toward the war, especially remarks about Russian soldiers dying. The Ukrainian president said the aggressor is losing soldiers on foreign territory, and that he can’t tell whether Musk is serious when he jokes about such issues. “These are not jokes that I can understand,” Zelensky said, noting that he generally understands jokes well.

He went on to argue that Musk’s comments about how Europe should live, who should lead in Germany, and who should be in power in Ukraine amount to influence rather than casual opinion. “These are not just words,” Zelensky said. Coming from “a very rich person,” he argued, they carry weight, and Musk “has no right to influence these things” because he is a citizen of another country.

In parallel, Zelensky is emphasizing that Ukraine still has institutional backing in the United States. He said Ukraine has support from both parties and expressed gratitude to Republicans. At the same time, he highlighted that Democrats “speak very clearly” about supporting Ukraine and providing assistance.

Zelensky also welcomed Democratic talk about restoring ties between the United States and Europe, which he said have been somewhat lost in recent years. For Kyiv, stronger U.S.–European coordination is central to keeping military and economic aid flowing.

How Musk chooses to use his platforms, and how U.S. lawmakers translate stated bipartisan support into concrete funding and weapons decisions, will offer the clearest signs of whether private influence or formal politics sets the pace of Ukraine’s war effort.