Elon Musk is on the autistic spectrum. I very much doubt he is clutching even one pearl over this.
In all probability he expected the Ukrainian response to be less than receptive. The point of the suggestion may have been nothing more than to see if there’s any appetite for negotiation.
And once Elon actually understands the legal history of why Ukraine’s borders are what they are currently, he should understand precisely why they’d turn the offer down (and are completely justified in doing so).
As I’ve said in other threads - and Zelenskyy has made this point himself - the security guarantees that Ukraine is sticking to aren’t just guarantees Russia gave to Ukraine in the 90s; they are guarantees given to over 12 now-independent nation states. If one state decides to rip the rules up to appease Putin, then no other former Soviet state is safe from Russian aggression.
Agreed!
Those particularly with Aspbergers would act like Elon. You just state the truth, as painful or unwelcome it might be.