Officials offered to mediate and even asylum for Elon Musk as many commented how a leader falling out with a top businessman was familiar to Russia.

A Russian official said that the nation could offer American billionaire Elon Musk political asylum over his fierce dispute with U.S. President Donald Trump.Why It MattersThe U.S. president and the world's richest man have had a dramatic fallout,

President Donald Trump said Friday that he has little appetite for reconciling with Elon Musk any time soon, signaling he’s eager to move on to other topics following their extraordinary public blow-up.

In response, Merz says the leaders agree on "how terrible" the war is and they are "both looking for ways to stop it very soon". He says he told Trump that he is the "key person in the world" that can enable the end of the war, by putting further pressure on Russia.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he found President Donald Trump open to discussion and is convinced that Washington remains committed to the NATO alliance