Ukrainian government reacts to American billionaire Elon Musk's 'advice' to 'stop resisting Russia' and urging the world to 'sympathize with the Russian occupiers' - Feddit
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In his statements the US billionaire “proposes to allow Russia to commit crimes against Ukrainians”, Mikhail Podolyak, advisor to the head of the Office of the President, wrote on social media. “When someone who sits comfortably thousands of kilometres away from war and importantly argues about other people’s fates suggests that Ukraine should agree to “negotiations/capitulation” after 600+ days of bloody genocide, he is really suggesting that Russia should be allowed to continue committing crimes, slaughtering civilians, killing global rules. Until the world finally chokes on democratic blood and recognises tyrants as global leaders,” the politician believes. American billionaire Elon Musk has called on the world to sympathize with the Russian occupiers, because “they were not forced to be on the front line”, adding that Ukraine should stop resisting the Russian Federation. He “advised” Volodymyr Zelenskyy to abandon the counteroffensive and agree to peace talks with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. Musk made his remarks in an interview with US blogger of European origin Lex Fridman, who does not condemn the war of the Russian Federation. You can read about it here: https://www.txtreport.com/news/2023-11-11-“we-must-sympathize-with-the-russian-guys”--musk-“advised”-zelensky-to-meet-with-putin.Hklj17fTm6.html [https://www.txtreport.com/news/2023-11-11-%22we-must-sympathize-with-the-russian-guys%22--musk-%22advised%22-zelensky-to-meet-with-putin.Hklj17fTm6.html]
    •  Critical_Insight   ( @Critical_Insight@feddit.uk ) English
      1•1 year ago

      45 people upvoting misinformation.

      Quote from Walter Isaacson, the author of the book this claim originated from:

      To clarify on the Starlink issue: the Ukrainians THOUGHT coverage was enabled all the way to Crimea, but it was not. They asked Musk to enable it for their drone sub attack on the Russian fleet. Musk did not enable it, because he thought, probably correctly, that would cause a major war.

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      •  macniel   ( @DmMacniel@feddit.de ) English
        4•1 year ago

        Starlink was totally fine with being used for defensive purposes. Is recovering Russia occupied Crimea not a defensive act?

        Also that war was already raging on.

        Also I wasn’t quoting any book. I was online when this shit happened. Preventing a drone strike against a Russian naval fleet in the black sea.