- Elon Musk is upping the stakes on his proposed battle with Vladimir Putin over Ukraine.
- Musk mentioned on Twitter that Putin can “carry his bear” to the battle if he wished.
- Musk on Monday challenged Putin to “single fight” with the stakes being Ukraine.
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is upping the ante on his proposed showdown with Russian chief Vladimir Putin over Ukraine, telling the Russian president he might “carry his bear” to the battle between the 2.
Musk on Monday challenged Putin to “single fight,” with the stakes being “Ukraine.”
He was swiftly rebuked by Russian area chief Dmitry Rogozin, who posted a quote from Russian poet Alexander Pushkin, which learn: “You, little satan, are nonetheless younger, too weak to compete with me. It might solely be a waste of time. Overtake my brother first.”
In response to Rogozin’s tweet, Musk appeared to sidestep the retort, posting a tweet on Tuesday that learn: “I see you’re a robust negotiator! Okay, you possibly can have 10% extra pay per view cash.”
Musk’s Twitter retort to Rogozin included a composite picture of a shirtless Putin driving a bear, subsequent to what seemed to be a picture of Musk with a Boring Firm flamethrower, underneath the phrases “Select your fighter.”
—Elona Musk (@elonmusk) March 15, 2022
In one other tweet on Tuesday, Musk continued: “He may even carry his bear.”
It’s not clear if Putin owns a bear, however the Russian chief has debunked claims that he has ever ridden one.
Musk then advised that he and Rogozin “kind a ebook membership,” tweeting a quote from Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s novel “The Fool” on the Russian area chief.
After throwing down the problem with Putin, Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov mocked Musk. Kadyrov referred to as Musk “Elona,” feminizing Musk’s first title, and claimed that Musk would get destroyed within the match-up with Putin.
Responding to Kadyrov, Musk doubled down on his problem to battle the Russian chief. Musk tweeted late on Tuesday: “If he’s afraid to battle, I’ll agree to make use of solely my left hand, and I’m not even left-handed,” signing off with the title “Elona.”
At press time, Musk additionally appeared to have modified his username on Twitter to “Elona Musk.”
Screengrab/Twitter/Elon Musk
Musk has not supplied particular particulars about how or the place a battle with Putin would happen.
Within the meantime, Musk is serving to Ukraine by sending shipments of SpaceX’s Starlink web system to the nation. The Starlink app topped the obtain charts in Ukraine amid fears that web providers can be disrupted by the Russian invasion.