From a friend of Ukraine, which has allowed the country invaded by the Russians to continue communicating thanks to its Starlink satellite system, to an improvised negotiator for peace with Moscow.
The Ukrainians - from President Zelensky down - did not like the poll launched on Twitter by Elon Musk on a series of peace proposals that in Kiev seemed crushed on the wishes of the Kremlin.
"Re-run the elections in the annexed regions under UN supervision", with Russia "leaving if this is the will of the people";
"Crimea formally part of Russia, as it has been since 1738 (until Khrushchev's mistake)";
"water supplies secured to the Crimea";
"Ukraine remains neutral": these are the conditions launched yesterday by the billionaire founder of Tesla, and subjected to the question Yes or No which exceeded two and a half million answers.
Ukraine-Russia Peace:
- Redo elections of annexed regions under UN supervision.
Russia leaves if that is will of the people.
- Crimea formally part of Russia, as it has been since 1783 (until Khrushchev's mistake).
- Water supply to Crimea assured.
- Ukraine remains neutral.
- Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 3, 2022
The tweet in turn sparked another question from Zelensky to his followers: "Which Elon Musk do you prefer, the one who supports Ukraine or the one who supports Russia?
" 'peace proposal' by Mykhailo Podolyak, Zelensky's adviser: "Elon Musk - he replies in another tweet -, there is a better peace plan: 1. Ukraine liberates its territories. Including the annexed Crimea. 2. Russia undergoes demilitarization and compulsory denuclearization so that it can no longer threaten others. 3. War criminals face an international tribunal. "
"Tesla is definitely a nice car. But today I prefer the Himars",
Which @elonmusk do you like more?
- Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) October 3, 2022
Dmitry Medvedev
, the former Russian president now hawk of the Kremlin, also entered the tight question and answer
, who "complimented" Musk, without however renouncing a contemptuous irony: "Now, however, the shadow agent has lost coverage. It deserves a graduation, quickly ", he tweeted," anticipating "also" his next tweet: it will say that Ukraine is an artificial state ... ".
"It is sad that Russian propaganda is taking hold on even the brightest minds ...", was the comment of former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko.
Meanwhile, Musk continued to tweet to explain his intentions: "It is very likely that" these proposals will become "the end result anyway: it's just a matter of how many people will die before then."
Besieged by criticism, the man who in March challenged Vladimir Putin "to play Ukraine in a martial arts fight" insisted again, asking users to "vote": "Russia has made a partial mobilization. If there are risks for Crimea, it will move to full mobilization and the death toll on both sides will be devastating Russia has more than three times the population of Ukraine, so victory for Ukraine is unlikely in an all-out war. If you care about the Ukrainian people - it's their position - look for peace ".
The EU Commissioner for the Environment, Lithuanian Virginijus Sinkevicius, spoke today against Musk
: "It's not about rocket science: Russia has invaded Ukraine! There is no Ukraine without Crimea as there is no Tesla without batteries. Instead of polling on Twitter, we should all focus on helping Ukraine win this war, "tweeted Sinkevicius.
