I hereby challenge vladimir putin

SpaceX has been sending terminals and other gear for its Starlink satellite-internet system to Ukraine, which has been struggling to maintain communications capabilities since being invaded by Russia on Feb. 24. And on Monday (March 14), the company's founder and CEO offered a simple way to bring that invasion to an end. "Do you agree to this fight?" he asked (in Russian) in another tweet, which tagged @KremlinRussia_E, the official account of the Russian president. That account has not responded, but one of Musk's recurring Twitter foils did chime in. Dmitry Rogozin, the chief of Russia's space agency Roscosmos, tweeted a passage from "The Tale of the Pope and his Worker Balda" by famed Russian poet Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837). "You, little devil, are still young/Compete with me weak/It would only be a waste of time/Overtake my brother first," the passage reads (translated from Russian by Google). "I see you are a tough negotiator! Ok, you can have 10% more pay per view money," Musk replied in another Monday tweet, which featured a (presumably edited) image of a shirtless Putin riding a bear and a picture of Musk playing with a flamethrower. "He can even bring his bear," Musk said in yet another Monday tweet. — — — Musk is no stranger to such tweaking and trolling, and he has sparred with Rogozin in this fashion before. For example, back in April 2014, when Rogozin was Russia's deputy prime minister, he remarked that the United States should use a trampoline to get thei...

A top Russian official has responded to tech billionaire Elon Musk's challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin for a "single combat"to end the invasion of Ukraine, by quoting verses from Alexander Pushkin's The Tale of the Priest and of His Workman Balda. "You, little devil, are still young,"wrote Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of Russia's space programme Roscosmos, quoting Pushkin's poem. "You are weak to compete with me; it would only be a waste of time. Overtake my brother first,"added Mr Rogozin. Ты, бесенок, еще молоденек, Со мною тягаться слабенек; Это было б лишь времени трата. Обгони-ка сперва моего брата. А. С. Пушкин "Сказка о Попе и работнике его Балде" Mr Musk had challenged President Putin to an one-on-one fight to stop the Ukraine war. "I hereby challenge Vladimir Putin to single combat. Stakes are Ukraine,"he had tweeted. I hereby challenge Владимир Путин to single combat Stakes are Україна— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) While President Putin did not respond to Elon Musk's tweet, the Roscosmos official did. "I see you are a tough negotiator! Ok, you can have 10% more pay per view money,"Mr Musk responded to Mr Rogozin's tweet. The tweet carried an image of a shirtless President Putin riding a bear and Elon Musk aiming a fire thrower at him. I see you are a tough negotiator! Ok, you can have 10% more pay per view money. Elon Musk has been very forthcoming of his support for Ukraine. He has already sent Starlink terminals to the war-hit country to keep internet ...

March 16 (Reuters) - The Kremlin may have ignored billionaire Elon Musk challenging President Vladimir Putin to a fight over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but several Russian officials have stepped in to defend their leader by mocking Musk online. The eccentric Tesla Inc CEO on Monday tweeted: "I hereby challenge Vladimir Putin to single combat", with Ukraine as the stakes. Dmitry Rogozin, head of Russia's space agency who in the past had disparaged Musk as a rival space rocket maker, replied the same day by citing a poem referring to a "young little devil, too weak to compete with me". Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of the Russian region of Chechnya and an ally of Putin, addressed Musk by the feminine Russian first name Ilona, which sounds similar to Elon, telling him he lacked physical strength to fight Putin, a judo aficionado and "the terror of the West". "Vladimir Vladimirovich (Putin) would look unsportsmanlike when he beats a weaker opponent like yourself," Kadyrov wrote, suggesting that Musk should pump up some muscles first to "transform into a manly Elon from tender Ilona". Musk hit back on Tuesday, telling Kadyrov in a tweet signed "Elona" that he would have "too much of an advantage" after training. "If he is afraid to fight, I will agree to use only my left hand and I am not even left-handed," he wrote. Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced on Wednesday he had booked the profile name "Еlona" on his messaging app and was waiting for Musk to start using it, with Ka...

WTF?! Elon Musk is not known for his reserved, nuanced tweets. Keeping with that theme, the world's richest person has just challenged Vladimir Putin to single combat, with the "stakes" being Ukraine. The CEO wrote Putin's name in Russian and the word Ukraine in Ukrainian in his tweet. “I hereby challenge Vladimir Putin to single combat,' Musk tweeted Monday. “Stakes are Ukraine,” he added. Musk followed up his offer of combat with another tweet written entirely in Russian. “Do you agree to this fight?” he asked, tagging the Kremlin. I hereby challenge Владимир Путин to single combat Stakes are Україна — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) While 6' 1" Musk is six inches taller, 19 years younger, and reportedly over 25 pounds heavier than the diminutive Russian leader, Putin is a judo black belt who has co-written a book on the martial art called Judo: History, Theory, Practice. He was also made honorary president of the International Judo Federation in 2008 but has since been suspended from the role over the war with Ukraine. Musk did say on the Joe Rogan show that he trained in Kyokushin karate, taekwondo, and judo when he was a kid, though it’s hard to imagine that being enough to best the former KGB officer. Musk tweeted another message a few hours ago, replying to the director-general of Russia’s space agency, Dmitry Rogozin, who responded to Musk's offer to fight Putin with, “You, little devil, are still young.” I see you are a tough negotiator! Ok, you can have 10% more pay per vi...

Staff Video, USA TODAY Global leaders around the world have condemned Russia's President Vladimir Putin over his decision to invade Ukraine, but Elon Musk is taking it one step further in challenging the Russian leader to a one-on-one fight. "I hereby challenge Vladimir Putinto single combat.Stakes are Ukraine," In a follow-up tweet, Musk then tagged Putin's official Twitter account and wrote in Russian, "Do you agree to this fight?" Not everyone was on board with Musk's comments. I hereby challenge Владимир Путин to single combat Stakes are Україна— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) Dmitry Rogozin, director general of Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, responded by calling Musk a "weakling" and "little devil." "You, little devil, are still young,Compete with me weakling; It would only be a waste of time. Overtake my brother first," Full coverage: What is Starlink? Some Ukrainian leaders praised Musk's tweet, including "I am sure that Elon Muskcan send Putin to Jupiter,"Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov wrote beforesharing a link to a website taking donations to "Send Putin to Jupiter."

“I hereby challenge Владимир Путин (Vladimir Putin) to single combat,” tweeted Musk. "Stakes are Україна (Ukraine)." In subsequent tweets, Musk tagged the Kremlin’s As of this writing, Putin had not publicly responded to the Tesla founder’s request for a fight, but the tweet quickly went viral with some people cheekily pointing to false rumors that Putin In the weeks since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Putin has been the butt of internet jokes, including a wanted poster advertising a

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Sergei Guneyev, Britta Pedersen-Pool/Getty Images Elon Musk challenged Russian leader Vladimir Putin to a “single combat” fight on Monday morning. The stakes? Ukraine. “I hereby challenge Vladimir Putin to single combat,’ Musk tweeted Monday. “Stakes are Ukraine.” I hereby challenge Владимир Путин to single combat Stakes are Україна — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) The Tesla founder spelled Putin’s name in Russian and the country’s name in Ukrainian. Вы согласны на этот бой? — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) Clarifying that his request to fist fight Putin for Ukraine was a legitimate one, Musk said he was “absolutely serious” about the challenge when asked by a Twitter user if he had thought his plan through. I am absolutely serious — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) Another user asked Musk if he would be “surprised” if Putin accepted his challenge, prompting the billionaire to say that fighting Putin “would be an honor.” это было бы честью — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) Musk teased his challenge to Putin in a previous Monday morning tweet, in which he partially quoted a line from William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. “By the pricking of my thumbs …” Musk wrote, teasing the second part of the line: “Something wicked this way comes.” By the pricking of my thumbs … — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) In another tweet shared Monday, Musk posted a meme of Wagner Moura sitting on a porch swing while portraying Pablo Escobar from the Netflix show Narcos. “Netflix waiting for the war to end to make a movie about a black ukraine guy fa...