This might be an attempt at damage and narrative control. The statements made on Twitter reflect recent RT propaganda disseminated directly from the Russian government. For Musk to have independently nailed all of these talking points as if RT was directly using his account was bizarre as an onlooker over the past week.

> In his most recent note, Bremmer said Musk had told him about two weeks earlier that he’d discussed with Putin the president’s minimum requirements for ending the war. Those conditions, which mirrored the proposals Musk put forward in his tweets on Oct. 3, included Ukraine ceding Crimea, accepting a formal state of neutrality and recognizing Russia’s annexation of Luhansk and Donetsk.