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Florida Teen Who Tracks Elon Musk's Plan, Now Tracking Putin, Russian Oligarchs

/ CBS Miami

MIAMI (CBSMiami) - Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the U.S. and its allies have responded by sanctioning wealthy individuals close to the Kremlin.

Now, a Florida teen who tracks Tesla CEO Elon Musk's plane has a new target - Russian President Vladimir Putin and wealthy Russian business leaders called oligarchs.

Recently, 19-year-old Jack Sweeney launched two new Twitter handles, @PutinJet and @RUOligarchJets. The two Twitter accounts provide updates showing nearly live locations of aircraft associated with Putin and the oligarchs.

Musk had offered Sweeny $5,000 to stop tracking him, but the teen refused and told Musk he wanted a new Tesla Model 3 instead.

First published on March 2, 2022 / 3:58 PM EST

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