Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the expanded ministries of interior in Moscow on February 26, 2020.
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According to several media reports, Russia has not ruled out President Vladimir Putin talking to Tesla billionaire Elon Musk via the social media app Clubhouse.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday that the proposal was “interesting” but that more details are needed, according to Tass News Agency. The news was also reported by Reuters and the Russian media company RBC.
“First we want to find out, you know that President Putin does not use social networks directly, he does not run them personally,” said Peskov, loudly translated.
“In general, this is a very interesting proposition, but one must first understand what is meant, what is being proposed.”
The Kremlin did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
On Saturday, Musk invited Putin on Twitter to talk about Clubhouse, an audio-only app that is growing rapidly after its popularity in Silicon Valley.
The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX then said in Russian, “It would be a great honor to speak to you.”
According to the app tracker App Annie, the clubhouse has been downloaded around five million times. Like other US social media platforms, it was blocked in China last week.
The invite-only iPhone app allows people to have “on-stage” conversations while an audience is listening. Members of the audience can be invited “on stage” to ask questions of the speakers.
Musk interviewed Robinhood co-founder Vlad Tenev at the clubhouse on January 30th, and last Wednesday the entrepreneur wrote on Twitter that he had agreed to “do clubhouse” with Kanye West.
Last month, Clubhouse was valued at around $ 1 billion by investors. Twitter has launched its own version called Spaces, while Facebook is reportedly working on a similar product.
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