Elon Musk Challenges Putin To A Fight: Winner Takes Ukraine
hollywoodlife.comElon Musk is looking to throw down with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Tesla co-founder, 50, challenged Putin, 69, to a one-on-one fight amidst Russia’s tragic invasion of Ukraine. “I hereby challenge Vladimir Putin to single combat,” Elon wrote on Twitter March 14. “Stakes are Ukraine,” he added.
Elon wrote Putin’s name in Russian and Ukraine in Ukrainian. In a follow-up tweet, the billionaire directly tagged Putin and asked, in Russian, “Do you agree to this fight?” One user asked Elon, “Did you think this through?” to which he responded, “I am absolutely serious.” Elon’s been vocal about his support for Ukraine.
After Russia invaded on February 24, he gave Ukraine access to SpaceX’s satellite-internet system Starlink, according to Bloomberg.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Elon for the contribution in a tweet from March 5. “I’m grateful to him for supporting Ukraine with words and deeds,” he wrote.
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