Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group, a US political risk consultancy, said US billionaire Elon Musk had a direct conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin before tweeting a peace plan to end Russia’s war. -Ukraine.
▲ Musk once choked to locate Putin. (Summary Image / Excerpt from @KremlinRussia_E Twitter, Musk IG)
In an email to Eurasia Group subscribers, Bremer said Elon Musk told him that as long as Crimea remains in Russia, Ukraine accepts a form of permanent neutrality and recognizes the Russian annexation of Donetsk., Lugansk. , Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, the occupied territories, Vladimir Putin “ready to negotiate”.
According to Bremer, Musk said Putin told him those goals would be achieved “whatever it takes”, including the possibility of Russia’s use of nuclear weapons if Ukraine invaded Crimea, which Russia annexed. in 2014. Bremer said in an email that Musk told him: “You have to do everything to avoid that result.”
Elon Musk proposed on Twitter on the 3rd a plan to end the Russian-Ukrainian war, including: 1. Hold a referendum on the annexation of Russia-occupied Ukraine, under the supervision of the United Nations; 2. Recognize Russia’s involvement in Crimea. Sovereignty of the peninsula. 3. Ensure Crimea’s water supply. 4. Ensure Ukraine’s neutrality.
Musk took to Twitter in March to see if Putin would have the courage to confront him, not through his country’s army, by betting on Ukraine’s fate, saying he had fought with him last year. Putin’s video call. He did not, however, say that he had talked to Putin recently.
In February of this year, the internet in Ukraine was disconnected after the Russian invasion. Ukrainian government officials tweeted for help. At the time, Musk replied that SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband service can be used in Ukraine and SpaceX will ship more. went to Ukraine and Musk was very popular in Ukraine.
But Bremer said in an email that Musk said he rejected Ukraine’s request to launch Starlink in Crimea.
According to the UK’s Financial Times, there were communication problems as the Ukrainian military continued its counter-offensive in eastern and northeastern Ukraine against areas occupied by Russia. Musk criticized the Financial Times report, arguing that what happened on the battlefield was “confidential”. (Central News Agency, Washington, 11)
