Elon Musk denies he spoke to Putin about Ukraine war
Ian Bremmer, head of the Eurasia Group political risk consultancy, alleged that Mr Musk had personally told him about the conversation with Mr Putin.
But Mr Musk has now refuted this.
"I have spoken to Putin only once and that was about 18 months ago. The subject matter was space," Mr Musk tweeted.
Last week, the Tesla CEO asked his 107.7 million followers to vote on ways to resolve the Ukraine war.
The suggestions included a proposal to hold votes in parts of Ukraine occupied by Russia that the Kremlin says it has annexed. His comments were welcomed by Moscow.
The multi-billionaire said: "Russia leaves if that is will of the people."
President Putin has already declared four Ukrainian regions to be part of Russia, fol...