Tesla CEO Elon Musk drew backlash from Ukrainian officials, including Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, for his tweets advising on how to bring about “peace” amid the ongoing war between Moscow and Kyiv.
Musk, through its official Twitter handle, tried out a Twitter poll to end the Russian actions in Ukraine. The Tesla CEO floated a number of ideas to solve the conflict, asking his followers to vote “yes” or “no” on his proposals, which included formally allowing Russia to annex Crimea.
Musk, who is also chief executive of SpaceX, said: “Russia is doing partial mobilization. They go to full war mobilisation if Crimea is at risk. Death on both sides will be devastating. In a total war, Ukraine’s victory is unlikely. If you care about the people of Ukraine, seek peace. “
Irked over the billionaire’s comments, Ukrainian former Ambassador to Germany, Andrij Melnyk, lashed out at Musk. “Fuck off is my very diplomatic reply to you,” Melnyk said in a Tweet. The only result is that no Ukrainian will EVER buy your f…ing Tesla crap again. So good luck to you, “he said in another tweet.
While Zelenskyy tweeted two responses, one for supporters of Ukraine and one for supporters of Russia: “Which @elonmusk do you like more? “Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin formally announced the annexation of four regions—Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia.
Russia began a special military operation in Ukraine after the Donetsk and Luhansk people’s republics requested help in defending themselves.
What followed the military operation was a sanction imposed by western countries targeting the Russian economy.
