Russia will ‘undoubtedly’ discuss future Mars flights with Musk, Putin envoy says

Proposed talks would again put Musk, a senior adviser to Trump, in outsized and largely unaccountable role in international politics

Russian officials expect to hold talks with Elon Musk soon about space travel to Mars, Vladimir Putin's international cooperation envoy said on Tuesday. The envoy's comments, which Musk has not confirmed, also stated that Russia wanted to expand its cooperation with the US on space projects.

I think that there will undoubtedly be a discussion with Musk [about Mars flights] in the near future," Kirill Dmitriev said at a business forum in Moscow, going on to praise Musk's efforts to push the boundaries of human achievement.