Posted on 03/09/2025 11:36:17 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Elon Musk has boasted about challenged Russian leader Vladimir Putin to a "one on one" combat amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
The challenge was put forward by the Tesla owner in 2022 when he tweeted: "I hereby challenge Vladimir Putin to single combat. Stakes are Ukraine,". Unsurprisingly, Putin did not directly respond.
Now three years on, Musk took to X and brought the one on one challenge back to light as he demanded peace over a "stalemate" in Ukraine and said his Starlink system is the "backbone" of Zelenskyy's army.
He penned: "I literally challenged Putin to one on one physical combat over Ukraine and my Starlink system is the backbone of the Ukrainian army. Their entire front line would collapse if I turned it off."
(Excerpt) Read more at irishstar.com ...
My money would be on the older, smaller Putin.
That looks like a very reputable fake news source.
Musk challenges Putin to ‘single combat’ over Ukraine, Russia responds: ‘Weakling’
Kindergarten with nuclear weapons.
I believe I recall Elon challenging Mark Zuckerberg to a Mixed Martial Arts fight. Mark accepted the challenge. Zuckerberg is at least a second degree Black Belt. For one reason or another,the bout never did happen.
This was about 2 years ago.
Musk has a great ability to put his foot in his mouth.
Not a prudent statement at this time to say the least.
pretty sure Putin would kick his ass.
I vaguely remember a story about how some kid killed a larger guy everyone called a giant in some kind of land dispute in some game called rock flesh fist
First begin by sourcing this from elsewhere.
You will find the same story in the Telegraph, etc., original source is Reuters.
In a cage match Putin would cancel Elon’s H1B quickly.
This might be the Irish Star doing a parody of Putin's old macho pictures, or even of Musk. It is remotely possible that Musk actually said that too. He did go on line smoking marijuana with Joe Rogan on one of Rogan's podcasts.
Good grief.
Get back on your meds, Musk.
Irish Star is just reprinting a piece from Reuters sourced from Musks own X tweets.
oog. Looks like Musk really did say it.
That wasn’t even the story:
Tech baron Elon Musk appeared to call for US sanctions against wealthy Ukrainians as a means of pushing for an end to the bloody war —
“Place sanctions on the top 10 Ukrainian oligarchs, especially the ones with mansions in Monaco, and this will stop immediately. That is the key to the puzzle,” Musk, 53, wrote on X in the wee Sunday hours.
“What I am sickened by is years of slaughter in a stalemate that Ukraine will inevitably lose. Anyone who really cares, really thinks and really understands wants the meat grinder to stop. PEACE NOW!!”
mucousmaxiumus specializes in those.
Source for the Irish paper was Reuters, and THEY got it from Musks own X account. Check it out.
What’s fake news about it?
Yup.
How does this make sense?
“I literally challenged Putin to one on one physical combat over Ukraine and my Starlink system is the backbone of the Ukrainian army. Their entire front line would collapse if I turned it off.”
I could see Musk threatening Mr. Z with turning off Starlink. How is that a threat to Russia?
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