Billionaire Elon Musk warned that Ukraine's Odessa was at risk of falling 0
(Dan Tri) – American technology billionaire Elon Musk said that Ukraine should choose to negotiate with Russia before losing all access to the Black Sea, including the port city of Odessa.
CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, billionaire Elon Musk (Photo: Fortune).
In an article posted on social network X on March 30, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, billionaire Elon Musk, stated that Ukraine’s position is weakening with each passing day of fighting.
He also warned that the real question is how much territory and how many lives will Kiev lose before sitting at the negotiating table with Russia.
The American billionaire businessman said that anyone could predict that Ukraine’s counterattack last summer would ultimately fail.
He said, Ukraine suffered huge losses when attacking Russian forces with large armies, deep defenses and much stronger artillery while Ukraine lacked armor and air superiority.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, more than 444,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and wounded in two years of fighting, including more than 166,000 in last year’s counteroffensive.
`Russia cannot control all of Ukraine because local resistance in the west will be extremely fierce, but they will certainly gain more territory than they have today,` billionaire Musk commented.
He warned: `The longer the conflict lasts, the more territory Russia will gain until it hits Dnipro, which is very difficult to overcome. However, if the conflict lasts long enough, Odesa also risks losing.`
Since Russia launched its military campaign in Ukraine, Odessa has been considered one of Moscow’s most important targets.
If it controls Odessa, Russia can establish a corridor along Ukraine’s coastline, completely isolating Kiev’s access to the sea, but also establishing a land corridor from mainland Russia, through Crimea,
The American billionaire added: `In my view, whether Ukraine will lose all access to the Black Sea is the real question that remains. In my opinion, Ukraine should pursue a negotiated solution before that happens.`
He did not call on Western allies and partners to increase aid to Ukraine.
Since the Russia-Ukraine conflict broke out in early 2022, Mr. Elon Musk has changed his opinion several times.
More than a year ago, he called on Ukraine to give up its intention to reclaim Crimea – a peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014. He also asked Ukraine to declare neutrality, allowing the four provinces of Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia to hold referendums.
However, Ukrainian officials have repeatedly affirmed that peace talks will only take place when Russia withdraws all its troops and restores the 1991 borders for Ukraine.
