The head of the Chechen Republic has called Elon Musk “effeminate” and said the Tesla titan would be out of his league in hand-to-hand combat against Vladimir Putin.
On Monday, Musk pitched a bizarre offer to fight the Russian president to settle the war in Ukraine.
“Elon Musk, a word of advice. Don’t measure your strength against that of Putin’s. You are in two completely different leagues,” Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov wrote in a lengthy and sarcastic Telegram post.
After dubbing Musk “effeminate,” Kadyrov suggested that the Tesla founder train at the Russian Special Forces University, Akhmat Fight Club and the Chechen State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company to prep for the hypothetical match.
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov dubbed Elon Musk “effeminate.” TASS / Barcroft Images“You will return from the Chechen Republic a completely different person Elona, that is, Elon,” Kadyrov wrote, using the female version of Musk’s name.
Musk, 50, the world’s richest man, challenged Putin, 69, to “single combat” on Twitter.
“Stakes are Ukraine,” Musk wrote.
Kadyrov wrote that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Musk are “in two completely different leagues.” Ramzan Kadyrov
Musk had pitched an offer to fight Putin to settle the war in Ukraine. Getty Images for TIME
Putin has been suspended as honorary president of the International Judo Federation over the Ukraine war. Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images
The latest on the war in Ukraine as of March 15, 2022.
A Kremlin official responded by calling Musk a “weakling” and “little devil.”
Ukraine’s vice prime minister asked the SpaceX CEO to “send Putin to Jupiter.”
Putin, a martial arts enthusiast, has been suspended as honorary president of the International Judo Federation over his unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
