Elon Musk drew direct criticism from Ukraine President Zelenskyy, who in a dueling Twitter poll accused Musk of contradicting himself.
, for its access to the Black Sea and, by extension, the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic and Indian oceans.
“This is highly likely to be the outcome in the end — just a question of how many die before then,” Musk said in a Twitter thread Monday.Late Monday, Musk responded directly to Zelenskyy in a public tweet, saying he still supported Ukraine but feared the consequences of escalating the war. Musk has no formal experience in diplomacy and little in the way of public connection to either Russia or Ukraine. But he has a history of wading into world events not directly connected to him or his businesses. In 2018, he criticized efforts in Thailand to rescue a group of boys trapped in a cave and sent a miniature submarine to try to assist.
Musk amended his initial four-point proposal from Monday in a subsequent tweet, asking users if they’d support a referendum in Crimea.Musk did not respond to an NBC News request for comment sent to Tesla, his car company.
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