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.

If Musk ever did expatriate to Russia for asylum, he could find himself in even more danger, as critics of Putin often end up dead or imprisoned.