Elon Musk challenges Vladimir Putin to fight over Ukraine

International leaders world wide have condemned Russia’s President Vladimir Putin over his resolution to invade Ukraine, however Elon Musk is taking it one step additional in difficult the Russian chief to a one-on-one battle.

“I hereby problem Vladimir Putin to single fight. Stakes are Ukraine,” Musk tweeted Monday morning, with Putin’s identify and Ukraine written in Cyrillic script.

In a follow-up tweet, Musk then tagged Putin’s official Twitter account and wrote in Russian, “Do you comply with this battle?” 

Not everybody was on board with Musk’s feedback. 

Dmitry Rogozin, director basic of Roscosmos, the Russian area company, responded by calling Musk a “weakling” and “little satan.”

“You, little satan, are nonetheless younger, Compete with me weakling; It could solely be a waste of time. Overtake my brother first,” Rogozin wrote. He additionally included the identify of the 1800s Russian poem “The Story of the Priest and of His Workman Balda,” which is a couple of lazy priest who hires an inexpensive employee earlier than the employee drives him insane.

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Some Ukrainian leaders praised Musk’s tweet, together with Vitali Klitschko, mayor of Ukraine capital Kyiv and Corridor of Fame boxer, who beforehand vowed to battle “the bloody struggle” in opposition to Russia. 

“I’m positive that Elon Musk can ship Putin to Jupiter,” Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov wrote earlier than sharing a hyperlink to a web site taking donations to “Ship Putin to Jupiter.”

Musk’s feedback come after his satellite tv for pc web firm, Starlink, arrived in Ukraine in early March. Starlink leverages satellites to beam broadband web entry which is now lively in Ukraine.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Musk on Twitter for his resolution on March 5, including he spoke with him and extra Starlink techniques can be despatched over as folks flee the nation. 

Comply with Jordan Mendoza on Twitter: @jordan_mendoza5.