Chechen warlord, seen in machine-gun mounted Cybertruck, invites Musk to Russia

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov stands with a machine gun mounted on a Tesla Cybertruck in Grozny, Chechnya (Ramzan Kadyrov Telegram channel via AP)

Chechnyan president Ramzan Kadyrov invited Tesla chief executive Elon Musk to Russia on Saturday after he was filmed behind the wheel of one of the company’s Cybertrucks, which was mounted with a machine gun.

In a clip posted on Mr Kadyrov’s Telegram channel, the self-styled strongman was seen taking the stainless steel-clad Cybertruck for a leisurely drive before standing astride the machine gun mounted in the truck bed, draped with belts of ammunition.