Elon Musk, 51, CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, was told to “F-Off” by Ukraine’s German Amb. Andriy Melynk for daring to suggest a way out of the bloody Ukraine War. Melnyk’s boorish response shows that Kiev is perfectly content to collect the billions from the U.S. Treasury, pay its bankrupt government and finance its war against the Russian Federation. Can you imagine the audacity of one of the world’s most influential people asking warring factions to find a peaceful solution. Musk has grown increasingly concerned that one slip-up, one misstep, one miscalculation could morph the conflict into WW III on the European Continent or, worse yet, a nuclear war. Ukraine’s 44-year-old President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected Musk’s peace proposals, calling him a Kremlin puppet, the same tactics used by the Western press when anyone disagrees with the current state of affairs.
Musk let the press know emphatically that he doesn’t pay attention to their petty criticisms when it comes to Ukraine. Musk sees the damage done by the Feb. 24 war to the U.S. and EU economies, leaving both countries grappling with runaway inflation and recession, largely due to a Russian oil embargo that created scarcity and skyrocketing prices. President Joe Biden, 79, has committed to subsidizing the bankrupt Ukraine government and providing Kiev unlimited cash-and-weapons in what’s turned into a U.S. proxy war against the Russian Federation. Musk’s reasonable proposal had the U.N. redoing elections in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, letting the people decide whether they want to join the Russian Federations. Melnyk went ballistic when Musk said Crimea should stay in Russian hands. Telling Musk to “F-Off” shows the degree of vulgarity to the Kiev regime.
Zelensky and Melynyk don’t know that Musk launched another Falcon 9 rocket today in Cape Canaveral, sending four astronauts, including one Russian, back to the International Space Station. Musk has done more for NASA’s failed U.S. manned space operations than any other person or company Creating his own rocket and spacecraft, Musk has done more for humanity that anything done in Ukraine, certainly not deserving such a vile rebuke for trying to resolve the conflict. No one in the Biden White House does anything to end the war other than handing Kiev more cash-and-weapons. Biden has no answer for what happens if a full-blown war starts on the European Continent, requiring the U.S. and NATO to send troops to Ukraine. If Biden pushes the conflict into WW III, there’s no way out for the U.S. and EU, other than committing military resources to defeating the Russian Federation.
Instead of politely taking exception with Mush’s proposal, Zelensky and Melnyk showed their true colors. Without U.S. funding the war would have been over long ago. While it’s true that Kiev has begin to reclaim some lost territory over the last seven months of war, it’s also true that the price to Ukraine’s people and army are catastrophic. So when it comes to peace, Kiev should praise the peacemakers, because the alternative only ends in more death and destruction. Musk, unlike other billionaire entrepreneurs, has a real feeling for the planet, seeking to make earth a better place, transforming carbon-polluting internal combustion engines into the new zero-tailpipe-emission, clean electric car industry. When it comes to war, Musk sees the proverbial history of civilization, one of construction and destruction. Why Zelensky and Melnyk would respond in such a revolting way is unknown.
Completing his transaction for Twitter Oct.4, Musk has acquired one of the world’s great communication platforms, allowing him to have a bigger share of the world audience to express his ideas. Twitter’s board chair Bret Taylor has shown Musk equal contempt, playing hardball with the 51-year-old entrepreneur for questioning the value of the company. Taylor knows that Musk over-paid for the social network company at $54.20 as share. Musk has to feel a little better with Twitter shares just under $50 a share. When the market rises again, Musk will be rewarded with Twitter’s share price rising regaining its value and then some. No matter how many trolls going after Musk for his unrivaled success, the billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO serves notice to the press that he doesn’t care what they think. Social media networks have slammed Musk for his Ukraine peace proposals.
Musk let his critics know what he thinks about the Ukraine War. “I still very much support Ukraine, but am convinced that massive escalation of war will cause great harm to Ukraine and possibly the world,” Musk responded to Zelensky’s crticism. Musk worries about he Ukraine War morphing into WW III or possibly a nuclear conflict, prompting his suggestions to end the war. “Russia is doing partial mobilization,” Musk said. “They go to full war mobilization if Crimea is at risk. Death on both sides will be devastating,” Musk reminded his critics. It’s almost like the Western press seeks a wider more destructive conflict, pushing 69-year-old Russian President Vladimir Putin to take more drastic steps like using tactical nukes. Must expressed grave concerns that the longer the Ukraine War goes, the more chance it could morph into WW III or, worse yet, a thermonuclear war.
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John M. Curtis writes politically neutral commentary analyzing spin in national and global news. He’s editor of OnlineColumnist.com and author of Dodging The Bullet and Operation Charisma.
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