Elon Musk has sparked a great controversy on social networks with a proposal to end the war in Ukraine. The plan of the tycoon and CEO of Space X, which has been quickly contested by political representatives from all over Europe, would be based on the holding of a self-determination referendum under the supervision of the UN in the territories illegally annexed by Russia, that Ukraine declare neutral and renounce Crimea and that the water supply on that peninsula be guaranteed.
Musk has launched his proposals on how to end the conflict that began on February 24 on the same day that the Russian Parliament had voted to formalize the illegal annexation of four regions of Ukraine, after the referendums organized in those territories last week. The daring has not surprised the networks, but it has outraged politicians, who have not been slow to respond.
One of the first to charge against the businessman was the president of Ukraine, Vlodómir Zelenski, who responded by launching another poll: "Which Elon Musk do you like the most?" he asked. There were two possible answers: "One who supports Ukraine" and "One who supports Russia." At five in the afternoon, the first option won. But even after that harsh response, the tycoon continued. "Let's try this then: the will of the people living in Donbass and Crimea should decide whether they are part of Russia or Ukraine," Musk launched as a second "Yes" and "No" poll.
Nor was the reaction of the European Commissioner for the Environment, the Lithuanian Virginijus Sinkevicius, who has warned him that kyiv cannot give up Crimea, just as its electric cars cannot run without batteries. "Mr. Elon Musk, it's not rocket science: Russia invaded Ukraine! There is no Ukraine without Crimea like there is no Tesla without batteries," Sinkevicius wrote on Twitter. Also with outrage responded the president of Lithuania, Gitanas Nauseda: "Dear Elon Musk, that someone tries to steal the wheels of your Tesla, does not make them the legal owners of the car or the wheels. Although both claim that they voted in favor. Only I say it," he said.
Elon Musk has played a controversial role in the war between Russia and Ukraine. Shortly after the Russian invasion, he announced that the satellite Internet terminals of his Starlink project - they favor Internet connection via satellite - were being sent to Ukraine. Likewise, he challenged Putin to a one-on-one fight.
Later, the president of the Ukrainian Parliament, Ruslan Stefanchuk, shared his own plan through Telegram, which would go through four pillars: that "Russia withdraws from Ukraine and stops killing Ukrainian civilians", that "Moscow sells out to China and disappear from the face of the earth as it has since 1147 (until Yuri Dolgorukiy's mistake)", that "Russia pay reparations to Ukraine for everything it has done" and that "Ukraine be a member of NATO".
In a last tweet, the Lithuanian Virginijus Sinkevicius, tried to end the discussion: "Instead of doing polls on Twitter, we should all focus on helping Ukraine win this war," added the commissioner from his official account.
