Elon Musk’s family foundation took Tommy Robinson to Russia, says Musk’s father | Tommy Robinson
According to the father of billionaire X’s owner, Elon Musk’s family foundation took Tommy Robinson to Russia; He was with the British far-right activist in Moscow as he promoted anti-immigration protests in Britain.
Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, appeared in Moscow last month and called on his supporters to take to the streets following the stabbing attack in Belfast. She shared a video of herself at a luxury hotel in Moscow with the elder Musk, who is a vocal supporter of his son Robinson.
“I brought him to Russia,” Musk’s father Errol told the Guardian, adding that both men had meetings with Russian businessmen. He said the trip was paid for by the Musk Foundation, a private charity founded by Elon Musk and his brother Kimbal Musk.
His visit to Moscow comes at a time when Vladimir Putin’s regime and its proxies are beginning to establish ties with European far-right figures. Russia was also home to influencer Andrew Tate, a self-described misogynist, and his brother, who posted footage of himself firing guns and boarding a tank in plain view of the Russian military.
British police later stopped Robinson as he returned from a trip to Russia and seized his phones. Robinson had visited Russia a few years ago, but this time he made his praise for Russia more clear and shared footage of a rally organized by Russian ultranationalists in memory of murdered British teenager Henry Nowak.
Errol Musk, who travels to St Petersburg every year for the Kremlin-backed economic forum, said Robinson was a “good young man”.
“He’s very short-tempered, but he’s also learning,” said the South African, who has traveled to Russia in the past and met Putin at one point. Errol Musk, a pro-Russian who has said he believes Russia has a “genetic advantage” over the West, remains firmly pro-Russian on the conflict in Ukraine.
Among the issues discussed in meetings with Robinson were Russia’s attempts to address the decline in births. “Tommy actually attended these meetings,” he said.
The senior Musk said he became familiar with Robinson after the far-right activist was imprisoned. Robinson has a number of convictions but came into the spotlight especially after he was sent to prison for disobeying a court order.
“So I contacted Tommy, and I was asked on British television what I thought of Tommy,” Errol Musk added.
Robinson told the Guardian last month that after visiting Russia he came to see the “beauty of a civilized society”.
Prof Stephan Lewandowsky The University of Bristol, which studies the threat posed by misinformation to society, said Robinson and Tate’s visit came against the backdrop of a hybrid war waged by Putin against the west.
“Part of this means he will recruit anyone, whether Robinson, Tates or others involved in more traditional politics, to undermine Western democracy from within,” he said. “There is a pragmatic reason for the Russians to establish such connections.
“That’s their political advantage, but there are also clear examples of ideological alignment to the extent that we’re talking about the ultra-nationalist bird of a feather.”
The Guardian revealed earlier this year that the head of a leading British far-right group had spoken at a summit of European ultranationalist groups convened in Russia by an influential oligarch with links to Putin.
The incident in St Petersburg was taken up by Mark Collett, a long-time far-right activist and founder of Patriotic Alternative, which sought to capitalize on summer unrest outside asylum hotels in Britain.
