“He is a private person”: the views of the US government and Elon Musk on the war in Ukraine do not coincide

The White House believes that decisions on any concessions can only be made by Ukraine itself.

The US government does not share the views of the businessman Elon Musk on the war in Ukraine, in particular, that Kyiv should make concessions to Moscow for the sake of peace. The White House believes that only Ukraine can make such decisions. This statement was made by White House press secretary Karin Jean-Pierre during a briefing on October 25.

The journalist asked a question about the “peace plan” for Ukraine, which Elon Musk proposed on his Twitter .

Karin Jean-Pierre said in this regard: “About his comments regarding Ukraine and territorial concessions – I know that Mr. Musk spoke very loudly about this. Listen, he is a private person with a private company. Our position, the position of the [US] government, is very clear, I have explained it from this podium many times – regarding how we see the movement of this process: it depends on Ukraine.”

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Recall that Elon Musk offered Ukraine to agree to: repeat “elections” in the territories of Ukraine annexed by the aggressor under the supervision of the UN; recognition of Crimea as part of the Russian Federation, “as it was since 1783 (before Khrushchev's mistake)”; ensuring the peninsula's water supply; neutrality of Ukraine.

This proposal caused a flurry of indignation and later Musk explained that concerned about the fate of humanity and worried about the possible start of a nuclear war, caused a flurry of criticism and memes in social networks.

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Let us also recall that Karin Jean-Pierre was previously asked about the views of the White House on the idea of ​​Elon Musk. Then she said: “We are not going to talk about Ukraine without Ukraine. Only they should make decisions when it comes to diplomacy or negotiations.”

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Based on materials: ZN.ua

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