Elon Musk Has Challenged Vladimir Putin to ‘Single Combat’ for Ukraine

Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, has challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin to “single combat” amid his invasion of Ukraine.

The Tesla billionaire shared a tweet on Monday in which he made his proposition.

“I hereby challenge [Vladimir Putin] to single combat,” said Musk, who wrote the ruler’s name in Russian. “Stakes are [Ukraine],” he added, with Ukraine written in Ukrainian, per Bloomberg.

“[Do you agree to this fight?]” he wrote in a follow-up tweet directed at the official Kremlin Twitter.

Putin launched Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, at which point Musk gave Ukraine access to his SpaceX satellite-based internet system Starlink. Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov personally asked him for support, as many across Ukraine faced disruption to their internet access. Musk has been supportive of the country’s efforts to defend against the full-scale military invasion.

This story is being updated.