Volodymyr Zelensky and Elon Musk Clash on Twitter

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in addition to waging war against Russia on his territory, is also fighting a war on the social network Twitter. If you are wondering against whom, it is against the richest man in the world Elon Musk. If you are asking why a president would engage in battles on the internet while his country is under occupation, we do not know the answer either, but it is clear that a tweet from Elon has extremely disturbed him. Not only him but also many Ukrainian diplomats and numerous Twitter users.

So what did Musk post?

Elon asked users on his profile to vote on his proposal for peace in Ukraine. To achieve peace, Musk suggested a redo of the voting in the regions that Moscow has annexed, this time under the supervision of the United Nations, after which Russia would withdraw in case of a negative result. He also proposed that Crimea formally become part of Russia, 'as it was from 1783 until the mistake' of Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, and called for a water supply to Crimea and a neutral status for Ukraine.

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Shortly after Musk’s tweet, the outgoing Ukrainian ambassador to Germany, Andriy Melnyk, responded with not-so-diplomatic language, telling Musk: ‘F*** you is my very diplomatic answer to you,’ wrote Melnyk, who was criticized in July for defending the controversial Ukrainian nationalist leader from World War II, Stepan Bandera.

Then President Zelensky himself responded to Musk by posting a poll asking users whether they like the richest person in the world more when he supports Ukraine or when he supports Russia.

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Musk was also attacked by the legendary Russian chess player, opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin, with a Croatian address, Garry Kasparov.

–  This is moral idiocy, a repetition of Kremlin propaganda, a betrayal of Ukrainian courage and sacrifice – wrote the chess player.

Musk replied that he has 'given Ukraine Starlink and lost 80 million dollars, putting himself and SpaceX at serious risk of a Russian cyber attack', referring to his satellite system that has facilitated communication for Kyiv and to his company that offers and develops space travel.

Musk further added, defending his post, that 'Russia would make a complete mobilization' to defend Crimea, which would result in destruction on both sides.

– Russia has three times the population of Ukraine, so a Ukrainian victory is not likely in a total war. If you care about the Ukrainian people, advocate for peace – concluded the richest man in the world.