“Come To Ukraine And…”: Zelensky Slams Elon Musk’s Russia Peace Plan
Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday criticised US billionaire Elon Musk’s idea to give up Russia’s offensive in Ukraine and invited him to go to his war-scarred country.
In October, Musk sparked controversy on Twitter with the aid of using presenting a peace deal concerning re-walking beneathneath UN supervision referendums in Moscow-occupied Ukrainian regions, acknowledging Russian sovereignty over the Crimean peninsula and giving Ukraine a impartial status.
At an occasion organised with the aid of using The New York Times, Zelensky on Wednesday seemed to mock the maverick billionaire’s idea, announcing he have to come to Ukraine.
“I assume that both a person has have an effect on over him, or he one way or the other attracts conclusions on his own,” Zelensky stated with the aid of using video hyperlink on the New York Times’ DealBook Summit, relating to Musk.
“If you need to recognize what Russia has achieved here — come to Ukraine and you may see it eager about yourself.
“And then you may inform me the way to give up this war, who commenced it and whilst it is able to be ended.”
In October, the Tesla and SpaceX founder created a ballot to allow his extra than a hundred million fans vote at the idea.
Zelensky has spoke back with a Twitter ballot of his own, asking: “Which @elonmusk do you want extra?” with the options “One who helps Ukraine” and “One who helps Russia”.
Russian President Vladimir Putin despatched troops to Ukraine on February 24 so as to “de-Nazify” the pro-Western country.
He has referred to as on Ukraine to stop hostilities and negotiate after ordering a partial mobilisation to reinforce his forces and dangerous to apply nuclear weapons.
Zelensky has stated he’s going to by no means negotiate with Russia so long as Putin remained its leader.