Russian party files asylum request for Elon Musk
A political asylum request has been submitted to Russia’s foreign ministry on behalf of Elon Musk, though the billionaire entrepreneur was not involved in the application, according to Russian media reports.
News.ru and Gazeta reported on Thursday that the request was filed by the Novye Lyudi (New People) party. Vladislav Davankov, Deputy Speaker of the Russian Duma, confirmed that the application was received and is now under review by the Foreign Ministry.