The Russian Foreign Ministry reacted to the words from the State Duma about political asylum for Elon Musk

Vice-Speaker of the State Duma Vyacheslav Davankov does not work in The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation commented to TASS in the Foreign Ministry on the statement of the deputy that the American billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk had asked Moscow to grant him political asylum.

"The Foreign Ministry drew attention to the fact that Deputy Davankov does not work at the Foreign Ministry," the Foreign Ministry told TASS.

Earlier, the media reported that on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Davankov announced that the Russian Foreign Ministry had received a request for Musk to be granted political asylum in the country. According to him, the Russian Foreign Ministry had to give an answer to this request within a month.

EADaily adds that earlier in the public there was information that the Kremlin allegedly invited Mask to The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, where the billionaire was supposed to be the highlight of the program.