According to the Russian Kommersant newspaper, American entrepreneur Elon Musk stated that President Biden is taking a risky gamble if he indeed allows the Ukrainian military to use the long-range missiles obtained from the United States to attack deep targets within Russian territory.

The report states that Musk wrote on the social platform, "The issue is, Russia will retaliate in kind." Prior to this, he agreed with the view that "liberals like war." Eric Trump, son of the U.S. President-elect Trump, stated that American arms dealers want to start World War III before his father takes office.

The report states that Musk made these remarks at the time when media reported that Biden first allowed Ukraine to use U.S. long-range missiles to strike Russian territory.