The Wall Street Journal reported that Russian leader Vladimir Putin had asked Elon Musk not to provide Starlink in Taiwan as a favor to Xi Jinping.Gotham/GC Images, SERGEI GUNEYEV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images, Contributor/Getty ImagesVladimir Putin asked Elon Musk to withhold Starlink from Taiwan as a favor to China, per The Wall Street Journal.The request was made at a time when Moscow was becoming heavily reliant on trade with Beijing.Musk has been in regular contact with Putin since 2022, the Journal reported, citing officials.Russian leader Vladimir Putin once asked Elon Musk to withhold Starlink access from Taiwan as a favor to China's Xi Jinping, The Wall Street Journal reported.The outlet cited several unnamed current and former government officials in the US, Europe, and Russia, who said Musk had kept in regular contact with Putin since late 2022.Per The Journal, the billionaire and world leader would speak on personal matters, business, and geopolitics.The allegations present awkward implications for the US, with Musk's SpaceX holding defense and space contracts with the Pentagon and NASA.