Elon Musk has called for financial restrictions as the key to ending conflict between Ukraine and Russia 'immediately', designating these drastic measures as the 'key to the puzzle'.
It has been over three years since Russia first invaded Ukraine in February 2022, and while the United States remained significant backers of the latter during the Biden administration, current US President Donald Trump has seemingly pushed back against this support.
In the few months after he has officially returned to office, President Trump has called Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy a 'dictator' that 'should have never started' the war against Russia.
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Republican commentators have criticized Zelenskyy's outfit choices, and have become laser-focused on Ukraine's 'need' for an election. Additionally, the White House has also pressured Ukraine to accept key mineral demands in exchange for support, alongside a $500 billion request that has now been dropped.
Elon Musk has also repeatedly weighed in on the apparent clash between Zelenskyy and Trump, branding the former 'evil' for pushing a 'forever war', yet the richest man in the world has now proposed a new idea that he claims will end the conflict 'immediately', as per the Daily Mail.
In response to Utah Senator Mike Lee's demand that 'not another penny' should go to Ukraine, Musk suggested a new tactic:
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"Place sanctions on the top 10 Ukrainian oligarchs, especially the ones with mansions in Monaco, and this will stop immediately. That is the key to the puzzle."
This is similar to measures that were taken against various Russian oligarchs in response to Putin's ordered invasion of Ukraine in 2022, as many were reported to have links to the President of Russia.
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Musk then received criticism from some of his followers following this suggestion, with one remarking: "You got to stop pretending that Putin isn't the aggressor. Ukraine is the victim. Knock it off with the nonsense. You seem focused on only criticizing Ukraine but not Putin for some reason."
He then offered his own rebuttal, bizarrely claiming that he "challenged Putin to one on one physical combat over Ukraine," and adding that Ukraine's "entire front line would collapse" if he disabled the support of Starlink, which some have claimed to be 'hostage diplomacy'.
"What I am sickened by is years of slaughter in a stalemate that Ukraine will inevitably lose," Musk explained. "Anyone who really cares, really thinks and really understands wants the meat grinder to stop. PEACE NOW!!"
Replies to his post then indicated that it should be Ukraine, as a victim of Russia's aggression, that should dictate the end of the conflict - ideally with the support of the United States.
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"If you truly cared about peace, you wouldn't be threatening to cut off Ukraine - you'd be demanding that Russia stops invading sovereign nations. Instead, you're playing both sides while pretending to be a savior," wrote one frustrated user.
Musk has also urged the US government to withdraw from NATO following Zelenskyy's clash with Trump, indicating that he's on board with the desire to withdraw America's support from Ukraine in an 'unprecedented' move.