The richest man in the world has found himself in a new role as a negotiator between Russia and Ukraine. Despite working as CEO of both Tesla Inc TSLA and SpaceX, Elon Musk also found time to draw up a plan for peace between the two countries. One report claims Musk was much more involved than he has cited, which Musk has denied.
What happened: Musk once offered to fight Russian President Vladimir Putin in a single combat match, with the winner winning Ukraine.
New reports say Musk may have recently spoken to Putin before the Tesla CEO took to Twitter to make a peace proposal that has been widely criticized by Ukrainian officials.
Jan Bremer, Founder and President of Eurasia Group, said in an email Musk had recently been in contact with Putin. Bremmer said Musk told him Putin was “ready to negotiate” if Crimea remains under Russian control, Ukraine remains neutral, and Russia’s annexation of four territories is recognized.
Musk summed up all of these talking points in his tweet share four things this had to be done to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
Bremmer also said in the email that Putin told Musk that if Ukraine invaded Crimea, they would retaliate with nuclear strikes. Musk recently announced on Twitter that the threat of nuclear war has increased.
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Musk denies the claims: Musk took to Twitter to deny many of the points made in Bremmer’s email.
“I only spoke to Putin once, and that was about 18 months ago. The theme was outer space,” Musk tweeted.
When asked on Twitter if he was willing to speak to Putin again about a possible peace plan between Russia and Ukraine, Musk said no.
“Pointless as there is currently no overlap between Russian and Ukrainian demands – not even remotely.”
Musk stands behind his claim that he’s only spoken to Putin about space in the past 18 months. SpaceX, a company that is founded and operated…
