Elon Musk Challenges Vladimir Putin To A Fight Over Ukraine

Billionaire and founder of SpaceX and Tesla has issued a challenge to the Kremlin's official Twitter account.

“I hereby challenge Vladimir Putin to single combat,” he tweeted, writing Mr Putin's name in the Russian alphabet.

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“Stakes are Ukraine,” he said, writing the name of the country in Ukrainian.

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Mr. Musk then tweeted a whole statement in Russian in a follow-up tweet. "Do you agree to this fight?" he asked, tagging the Kremlin's official Twitter account in English.

Mr. Musk has been vocal about the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia, both on Twitter and through his companies.

He has mocked Russian officials on social media while also providing Ukraine with Starlink space internet equipment.

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The tweet came after a series of bizarre tweets from Mr Musk earlier in the day.

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