European commissioner criticizes Elon Musk's plan: "There is no Ukraine without Crimea, just as there is no Tesla without batteries"

BRUSELAS, 4 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevicius, replied on Tuesday to the founder and CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk, who suggested on social networks a peace plan for Ukraine that included important transfers to Russia such as the recognition of the annexation of the Crimean peninsula.

"It is not rocket science: Russia invaded Ukraine and there is no Ukraine without Crimea as there is no Tesla without batteries," said the Lithuanian commissioner in a message, in which he responded to the plan that the American tycoon raised in a vote on social networks .

In this regard, Sinkevicius has asked the American businessman to focus on helping Ukraine win the war instead of doing Twitter polls.

The owner of Tesla provoked a bitter controversy on Twitter on Monday by proposing a peace plan for Ukraine with concessions to Russia and asking his followers for their opinion. His plan would go through repeating the vote in the regions annexed by Russia under the supervision of the UN. "Russia leaves if it is the will of the people," he said.

In addition, he was in favor of Crimea "being a formal part of Russia as it was from 1783, until Khrushchev's error" and guarantees for the supply of water to Crimea. Ukraine will also "remain neutral." "In the end this will most likely be the result. The question is how many people will die until it reaches it," he said.

Immediately, the Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelensky, responded on Twitter to the occurrence of the American tycoon with a poll asking his followers if they prefer an Elon Musk who supports Ukraine or Russia.