Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was furious when Tesla CEO Elon Musk proposed a UN-sponsored end to the war in the occupied territory of Ukraine, which Russia had unilaterally announced to annex , Reuters and others reported on the 3rd.
Musk, the world’s richest man, will hold another UN-supervised referendum in the four territories occupied by Ukraine last week after a referendum held by Russia to end the war, including making a final decision should it be annexed according to the will of the people After presenting a plan for
Musk explained his proposed plan, saying, “If the vote is the will of the people, Russia must withdraw.”
Russia held a referendum for five days in four regions, including the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic in eastern Ukraine from the 23rd of last month, and the southern provinces of Zaporiza and Kherson incorporated into Russia.
The West, however, has rejected the vote, saying it is illegal and forced.
Musk’s end-of-war plan also included formal recognition of the Crimean Peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014 as Russian territory, Ukraine’s guarantee of water supply to Crimea, and the neutralization of Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Zelensky immediately responded to Musk’s bailout offer.
President Zelensky expressed his displeasure by posting a question on Twitter, “Which @Elon Musk do you prefer, between Musk for Ukraine and Musk for Russia?”
President Kittanas Nauseda of Lithuania, one of the Baltic countries that has been actively criticizing Russia’s attack on Ukraine, also joined the criticism.
President Nauseda tweeted: “Dear Mr Musk, when someone tries to steal your Tesla wheels, even if both parties voted in favor of the action, the person trying to steal cannot be the rightful owner of the carriage or the wheel.” To pinch Musk’s suggestion .
Outgoing Ukrainian ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnik did not hide his anger by tweeting, “My diplomatic response to you, Musk, is ‘get it off'”.
Following the backlash, Musk tweeted, “Then let the people of Donbas and Crimea decide if they are part of Russia or part of Ukraine,” and proposed another vote.
Musk went on to say that he doesn’t care if his proposal is unpopular, but that his only concern is the lives of millions of people who could be needlessly killed in this war.
“Russia has three times the population of Ukraine, so if an all-out war breaks out, there is no chance that Ukraine will win. If the Ukrainians are willing, seek peace.”
Meanwhile, Russia, which has been on the defensive for seven months of the war, announced a partial military mobilization order last month, and is urging Ukraine for dialogue.
However, while Ukrainian President Zelensky has demanded the return of Crimea as well as the four provinces, including Donetsk, annexed by Russia after a referendum, he made it clear that he would not negotiate with Russia before as long as Putin remains the current leader of Russia. , the possibility of dialogue between the two countries is far from possible.
