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Musk Family Foundation Paid for Tommy Robinson’s Russia Trip, Errol Musk Says

The disclosure links a family charity to a far-right activist’s meetings at Kremlin-backed forums, prompting fresh scrutiny of Russian ties to European extremists.

Overview

  • Errol Musk told The Guardian that he brought Tommy Robinson to Russia and that the Musk Foundation covered the cost of the trip, a claim reported across multiple outlets.
  • Robinson posted video from a Moscow hotel showing himself with Errol Musk and urging supporters in Britain to protest after a knife attack in Belfast.
  • Errol Musk said Robinson attended meetings including an annual Kremlin-backed economic forum and discussions on Russia’s falling birth rate during the visit.
  • On returning to the UK, Robinson said he was detained at Heathrow and that police seized both of his phones, which his campaign framed as legal action against him.
  • Coverage notes Errol Musk’s wider pro-Russian contacts and past meetings with Vladimir Putin and highlights that neither Elon Musk nor the Musk Foundation has issued an official response to the funding claim.