According to the Observer Network reported on March 15, on March 14, local time, Tesla CEO Elon Musk suddenly put words on social media software, declaring that he wanted to "single out" Putin, and the "bet" was Ukraine.
Musk wrote on social media: "Here, I launch a one-on-one duel with Vladimir Putin. The stakes are Ukraine. Among them, Putin's name is in Russian, while "Ukraine" is in Ukrainian. Subsequently, Musk deliberately took the official account of the Kremlin and asked in Russian: "Do you accept this showdown?" ”
As of 9:00 a.m. Beijing time on the 15th, the two tweets released by Musk have received high attention, receiving more than 360,000 likes and more than 36,000 comments. Many netizens were surprised and said: "Have you thought clearly? Or am I left behind something? Musk replied solemnly: "I am absolutely serious. ”
It is worth mentioning that these two tweets have also attracted the attention of the Russian side. Dmitry Rogozin, director of the Roscosmos Agency of the Russian Federation, quoted a fairy tale poem by the famous Russian writer Pushkin: "You are still a little devil, and you are more tender than me" (literal translation).
In addition, the leader of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrova, also issued an article warning musk: "Elon Musk, I do not recommend that you compete with Putin, this is not a heavyweight at all." The problem isn't even in one-on-one duels, like judo. How do you imagine that? You're in the red corner of the boxing ring, a businessman and Twitter influencer. In the blue corner of the boxing ring, Putin is a world-class politician, strategist, and someone who frightens the West and the United States. If Vladimir Vladimirovich defeats a weaker opponent, it will appear unsportsmanlike." Kadyrov also said he advised Musk to first receive combat training at several special centers in Chechnya.
Ironically, the mayor of Kiev rushed to the bottom of the comments to "cheer" musk.
It is reported that in 2008, Putin was appointed honorary president of the International Judo League. In 2012, then-black belt judo Putin was awarded the eight-dan judo, becoming the first Russian to receive the honor and one of the few judo players in the world to reach eight-dan. However, on February 27 this year, due to the Conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the International Judo Alliance announced the suspension of Putin's honorary chairman and ambassadorship of the International Judo Alliance.
According to Agence France-Presse, since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Musk has been constantly expressing support for Russia. In early March, he posted on social media apps that he was "sticking to Ukraine," and he responded to Kiev's request to activate Ukraine's Starlink service and is shipping more user terminals to help improve Ukraine's satellite Internet access.
In addition, Musk's U.S. Space Exploration Technology Corporation (SpaceX) recently launched an attack on Russia. Earlier in March, Russian Aerospace Agency Director Rogozin had said that in response to U.S. sanctions, Russia would suspend the supply of rocket launchers to the United States. Repairs are no longer available for previously delivered engines. "Let the U.S. fly with something else, like their broomstick," Rogozin said.