A Russian official said that the nation could offer American billionaire Elon Musk political asylum over his fierce dispute with U.S. President Donald Trump. The U.S. president and the world's richest man have had a dramatic fallout, leaving many wondering what will come of the relationship.

Based on the Russian news agency report, TASS, Novikov, who also serves as the first deputy chairperson of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, made the statement following the escalating accusations between Elon Musk and Trump.

Elon Musk has been offered political asylum in Russia after his public feud with Donald Trump . Dmitry Novikov, the first deputy chai of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Dmitry Novikov (CPRF), compared Musk to Edward Snowden, the whistleblower responsible for one of the most significant leaks in US political history.