Elon Musk Challenges Putin to 'Single Combat' over Ukraine

SpaceX founder Elon Musk challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin over  Moscow's brutal invasion of Ukraine.

Musk took to Twitter to provoke the Russian leader. "I hereby challenge Vladimir Putin to single combat. Stakes are Ukraine," he tweeted.

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"Do you accept this fight?" he added in Russian, directly addressing the official English-language Twitter account of the 69-year-old president.

When one of his 77 million followers wrote that the Tesla founder might not have thought his challenge through, Musk said he was "absolutely serious."

"If Putin could so easily humiliate the west, then he would accept the challenge. But he will not," he added.

However, the Kremlin did not comment on the absurd challenge.

The Tesla Chief had shown full solidarity with Ukraine, tweeting "Hold strong Ukraine" this month while also offering "my sympathies to the great people of Russia, who do not want this" war.

He also responded to Kyiv's request by activating the Starlink internet service in Ukraine and sending equipment to help bring connectivity to areas hit by Russian military attacks.