‘Maybe he actually is our agent’: Russian state TV celebrates Elon Musk as ‘Elon the Muscovite’ after he posted Ukraine Warfare meme mocking Zelensky

Russian State tv has hailed Elon Musk as a ‘Muscovite’ and instructed he ‘actually is our agent’ after the billionaire posted a meme ridiculing Volodymr Zelensky. 

The meme, posted to Musk’s X social media web site, confirmed a manipulated picture of the Ukrainian chief with a strained face and the caption: ‘When it has been 5 minutes and you have not requested for a billion {dollars} in help’.

The photoshopped picture, mocking Zelensky’s pleas for wartime help as the way forward for US help to Kyiv hangs within the steadiness, is more likely to escalate Musk’s feud with Ukraine. 

The motion gained accolades from Russia nevertheless, with state TV presenter Olga Skabeyeva describing the tech mogul as ‘Elon the Muscovite’ on Russia-1 on Monday.

‘Elon Musk is magnificent, he’s great and maybe he actually is our agent,’ she stated whereas discussing conflict ‘fatigue’ within the US following the US congressional invoice handed to keep away from a shutdown that omitted help to Ukraine.

Elon Musk escalated his feud with Ukraine with a tweet (pictured) mocking the nation’s president Volodymyr Zelensky for his pleas for wartime help

Russia state TV presenter Olga Skabeyeva (pictured) describing the tech mogul as ‘Elon the Muscovite’ on Russia-1 on Monday

‘Solely not too long ago, it was inconceivable to even think about something like this,’ she stated.

‘Until one thing adjustments within the subsequent 45 days, america will definitely cease serving to’ Kyiv, added Skabeyeva, describing Ukraine as ‘a strolling corpse.’

‘Elon Musk is magnificent he’s great. Maybe Elon Musk actually is our agent’ Skabeyeva advised her viewers. 

Musk, who owns Area X which is offering Starlink satellite tv for pc communication providers which might be very important for Ukraine’s protection effort, has more and more angered Kyiv with seemingly anti-Ukraine actions and rhetoric. 

Ukrainian officers criticised Musk earlier within the conflict for suggesting that they need to contemplate giving up land for peace, a place that Kyiv has staunchly rejected. 

On its official web page on X, Ukraine’s parliament accused Musk of spreading Russian propaganda, posting its personal model of the ‘strained face’ meme with an image of Musk and the caption: ‘When it has been 5 minutes and you have not unfold Russian propaganda’.

Mariana Betsa, ambassador of Ukraine to Estonia, accused Musk of missing empathy, pointing to the hundreds Ukrainian of civilians killed in Russia’s invasion of her dwelling nation.

‘Elon, don’t you’ve gotten empathy? Ukrainians are killed every day by Russia. We’re combating for our lives, for our households, for our nation, for our freedom #StandWithUkraine,’ she wrote on X.

Zelensky visited america in September and met high officers in Washington in a bid to safe additional help. Pictured: Zelensky and Biden within the Oval Workplace, September 21

Musk additionally owns SpaceX , which gives Starlink satellite tv for pc communication providers which might be very important for Ukraine’s defence effort

Kyiv was fast to hit again on the billionaire, posting a derisive reply of its personal. On its official web page on X, Ukraine’s parliament accused Musk of spreading Russian propaganda, posting its personal model of the meme with an image of Musk and the caption: ‘When it has been 5 minutes and you have not unfold Russian propaganda’

Roman Sheremeta, a Ukrainian educational, wrote that he one admired the Tesla CEO, ‘however he grew to become a mouthpiece of the Russian propaganda and simply indecent human being.’

The meme was not the one time Musk commented on Ukraine over the weekend.

On Friday, commenting on the US funding scenario, Musk wrote on X: ‘Why achieve this many American politicians from each events care 100 instances extra concerning the Ukraine border than the USA border?’

Zelensky visited america in September and met high officers in Washington in a bid to safe additional help as Kyiv pushes ahead with its counteroffensive.

Nonetheless, over the weekend, help for Ukraine was omitted from a stopgap funding measure handed by the US Congress to avert a US authorities shutdown.

The US has been the most important single donor to Ukraine since Russia’s full invasion final 12 months, giving tens of billions of {dollars} in navy and monetary help.

However the dropping of the $6billion funding from the invoice can be of concern to Ukraine and its allies, amid fears cracks are showing within the West over its help for Kyiv.

Ukraine is already nervously eyeing the opportunity of a return to the White Home by Republican former president Donald Trump, who has beforehand praised Putin.

President Joe Biden has tried to reassure Kyiv it’s going to get the funding it wants.