The Kremlin on Wednesday applauded Terrsa CEO Elon Musk’s proposal that Ukraine should surrender territories illegally seized to Russia in order to end the war.
“It is very positive that someone like Elon Musk is looking for a way out of this situation peacefully,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, according to Reuters. Told.
“Compared to many professional diplomats, Musk is still looking for ways to achieve peace, and it is absolutely impossible to achieve peace without meeting Russia’s terms,” he said. Added.
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In a series of polls posted to Twitter on Monday, Musk suggested that Ukraine would cede Crimea to Russia and that the United Nations would hold its own referendums in four regions of Ukraine that Russia had attempted to annex.
“This is very likely the end result. It’s just a matter of how many people will die by then,” Musk said.
More than 59% of the 2.7 million voters appeared to oppose Musk’s proposal. Musk then posted another poll, asking: “Should the will of the people living in Donbass and Crimea determine whether Russia or Ukraine will be part of it?”
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As Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks to assert control over his southern neighbor, Kyiv has repeatedly said it will not cede land to Russian forces engaged in an illegal and brutal war in Ukraine.
The UN also says it is illegal to force referendums in occupied territories, making last week’s results invalid under international law.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responded to Musk’s proposal by posting his poll on Twitter, asking: [Elon Musk] do you like more? Those who support Ukraine (or) those who support Russia. ”
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Nearly 80% of over 2.4 million voters supported Ukraine.
A Kremlin spokesman claimed on Tuesday that “bots” were “actively participating in voting” but did not provide any evidence to back up his claims.