Elon Musk’s family foundation took Tommy Robinson to Russia, says Musk’s father

Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley Lennon, attended an economic forum in Moscow last month. Photograph: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley Lennon, attended an economic forum in Moscow last month. Photograph: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images Elon Musk’s family foundation took Tommy Robinson to Russia, says Musk’s father Errol Musk says far-right activist is ‘a fine young man’ and held meetings with Russian business figures Elon Musk’s family foundation took Tommy Robinson to Russia, according to the billionaire X owner’s father, who was with the British far-right activist in Moscow as he encouraged anti-migration protests in Britain. Robinson – whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon – appeared last month in Moscow , from where he issued calls for supporters to take to the streets after a knife attack in Belfast. He shared video of himself in a luxury Moscow hotel with the older Musk, whose son has been a vocal supporter of Robinson. “I brought him out to Russia,” Musk’s father, Errol, told the Guardian, adding that both men had held meetings with Russian business figures. He said the trip had been covered by the Musk Foundation, a private philanthropic organisation founded by Elon Musk and his brother Kimbal Musk. The visit to Moscow came at a time when Vladimir Putin’s regime and its proxies have appeared to be forging links with European far-right figures. At the same time, Russia was also hosting Andrew Tate, the self-styled misogynistic influencer, and his brother, who posted footage of themselves firing weapons and riding in a tank in the apparent company of the Russian military. View image in fullscreen Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, on stage at an event in Moscow with Errol Musk, right, in 2025. Photograph: Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters Police in Britain subsequently stopped and seized Robinson’s phones as he returned from a trip to Russia. While Robinson had previously visited Russia several years ago, this time he appeared to be more explicit in his praise for Russia, sharing footage of Russian ultra-nationalists holding a rally in memory of the murdered British teenager Henry Nowak . Errol Musk, who also went to St Petersburg for an annual Kremlin-backed economic forum, said that Robinson was “a fine young man”. “He’s very hotheaded, but at the same time, he’s learning,” claimed the South African, who has travelled to Russia in the past and at one point met Putin. A Russophile who said he believed that Russia had a “genetic advantage” over the west, Errol Musk holds firmly pro-Russian positions on the conflict in Ukraine. Topics covered in meetings alongside Robinson included Russia’s attempts to address a decline in births. “Tommy really got into these meetings,” he said. Musk senior said he had become familiar with Robinson after the far-right activist was imprisoned. Robinson has a number of convictions but sought the spotlight in particular after