It is worth noting that there are constant media coverage of new versions about the reasons for Musk’s hesitation, followed by a sharp change of course with Twitter. Therefore, most likely, it was a set of motives, the main one of which is difficult to determine.

Musk and the Third World

Elon Musk wanted to slow down Twitter’s $44 billion acquisition months after Russia invaded Ukraine and wrote in private messages “3.

The text message was sent on May 8 to Morgan Stanley, the banker who financed part of Musk’s deal. In these texts, the billionaire also cited the upcoming speech of Russian President Putin. On May 9, the dictator issued a statement describing his decision to invade Ukraine as “the only correct decision”.

Presumably, after this speech, Musk feared that other countries would be known to enter the war due to increased military pressure from Russia.

Let’s slow down for a few days. Putin’s speech tomorrow is really important. There’s no point in buying Twitter if we’re going to World War III.
– one of the lawyers quoted Mask’s words.

It is interesting that these messages were added to the case by representatives of the social network. By displaying such messages, Twitter’s lawyers wanted to show that Musk’s attention during his decision to buy the company was focused on the financial dimension, not data on the number of fake accounts on the social network.