In 20 minutes, Ukrainians collected ₴1 million for a history textbook for Elon Musk
On October 3, Elon Musk stirred up the Ukrainian public with several posts on Twitter about the Russian-Ukrainian war. As a result, Ukrainians opened a fundraiser for a history textbook for an American billionaire.
Elon Musk published four points that, according to the businessman, could end the war:
- new elections in the annexed territories under UN supervision;
- Crimea remains part of Russia;
- providing Crimea with water;
- Ukraine remains neutral (probably, it is about not joining NATO).
Well, then the USA have to return back under the British crown as it was before 1776, return Texas and Nevada to Mexico as it was before 1845 or even more – all white people who colonized America, have to get back to Europe and leave America for Indians.⬇️
— Рагулі 🇺🇦 Твіттерські (@ragulivna) October 3, 2022
At the time of writing, 63.2% of 1.6 million users disagreed with the American billionaire. President Zelensky also reacted to Elon Musk’s recording.
🫡🫡🫡
— Melaniya Podolyak (@MelaniePodolyak) October 3, 2022
In addition to Zelensky, many famous Ukrainians responded to Musk’s survey. For example, Permanent Representative to the UN Serhiy Kyslytsia…
Next time I need a plumber I call @elonmusk He doesn’t do plumbing?! Then what the heck’s the matter, why does he speak of international relations and internl law? Btw a good plumber is better than Musk’s secondhand opinions on illegally occupied territories of a foreign nation https://t.co/iuEprQUmI4
— Sergiy Kyslytsya (@SergiyKyslytsya) October 3, 2022
… and former president Petro Poroshenko.
It's certainly sad that russian propaganda works even on the brightest minds… @elonmusk
— Петро Порошенко (@poroshenko) October 3, 2022
Musk later added that the war in Ukraine could turn into a nuclear war, although the probability of such an outcome is small. Also, the Head of Tesla published a manipulative survey about whether the residents of Crimea and Donbas should decide for themselves which country to stay in. Paul Massaro, a senior political adviser to the US Helsinki Commission, offered his version.
Let’s try this then: Russia leaves Ukraine immediately, pays reparations, decolonizes, demilitarizes, and denuclearizes
— Paul Massaro (@apmassaro3) October 3, 2022
In addition, Elon Musk reminded that Russia is mobilizing, stressing that three times more people live in the Russian Federation than in Ukraine. But the National Guard of Ukraine reacted to this tweet.
>3 times – 60000
— НГУ (@ng_ukraine) October 3, 2022
Ukrainian volunteers Serhii Prytula and Igor Lachenkov, who in the summer collected $20 million for three Bayraktar TB2s in a few days, decided to open a collection for a history textbook for Elon Musk. In 20 minutes, Ukrainians transferred ₴1 million ($27,000) to Monobank. At the time of writing, more than ₴1.7 million ($46,000) has been collected. Note that almost all funds, except for the cost of the textbook, will go to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
