Musk begins Twitter conflict over Ukraine peace plan that is a tweet

A person walks by way of the ruins of a constructing within the metropolis of Kadiivka (Stakhanov) within the Luhansk area, Ukraine, which Moscow claims is Russian territory. (Reuters)

 

UNITED NATIONS — Billionaire Elon Musk on Monday requested Twitter customers to weigh in on a plan to finish Russia’s conflict in Ukraine that drew quick condemnation from Ukrainians, together with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who responded together with his personal ballot.

“Which @elonmusk do you want extra?,” Zelenskyy tweeted, providing two responses: one who helps Ukraine, one who helps Russia.

Musk, the world’s richest individual, proposed U.N.-supervised elections in 4 occupied areas that Moscow final week moved to annex after what it known as referendums. The votes had been denounced by Kyiv and Western governments as unlawful and coercive.

“Russia leaves if that’s will of the individuals,” Musk wrote, a seemingly unlikely situation.

The Tesla Inc chief govt advised that Crimea, which Moscow seized in 2014, be formally acknowledged as Russia, that water provide to Crimea be assured and that Ukraine stay impartial, fairly than be a part of NATO. He requested Twitter customers to vote “sure” or “no” on the plan.

“Expensive @elonmusk, when somebody tries to steal the wheels of your Tesla, it does not make them authorized proprietor of the automotive or of the wheels. Despite the fact that they declare each voted in favor of it. Simply saying,” Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nausėda tweeted in response.

Musk, who can also be chief govt of SpaceX, adopted up his first tweet with one other ballot: “Let’s do that then: the desire of the individuals who dwell within the Donbas & Crimea ought to resolve whether or not they’re a part of Russia or Ukraine.”

He stated he did not care if his proposal was unpopular, arguing that he did care “that thousands and thousands of individuals could die needlessly for an basically similar final result.”

“Russia has >3 instances inhabitants of Ukraine, so victory for Ukraine is unlikely in whole conflict. If you happen to care concerning the individuals of Ukraine, search peace,” he posted on Twitter.

In February, when Ukraine’s web was disrupted following Russia’s invasion, Musk responded to a tweet by a Ukrainian authorities official searching for assist. Musk stated SpaceX’s Starlink satellite tv for pc broadband service was obtainable in Ukraine and that SpaceX was sending extra terminals to the nation.

Ukraine’s outspoken outgoing ambassador to Germany, Andriy Melnyk, had a blunt response to Musk’s peace plan. Melnyk himself confronted criticism in July for defending World Struggle Two Ukrainian nationalist chief Stepan Bandera.

“F— off is my very diplomatic reply to you @elonmusk,” tweeted Melnyk.

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