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Elon Musk, Garry Kasparov Spar Over Putin's Ukraine War: Chess Grandmaster Asks If There Will Be Russian Money In Twitter Deal

Elon Musk Garry Kasparov United States Twitter Inc. Vladimir Putin Ukraine Russia Barack Obama Donald Trump Joe Biden

Elon Musk’s peace plan for ending the Russia-Ukraine war received a lot of flak from different quarters. On Monday, former chess champion Garry Kasparov, who holds a pro-Ukraine stance, came down hard on the Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO.

What Happened: Kasparov and Musk exchanged words on Twitter after the former lashed out at the Tesla CEO in a CNBC interview, saying “Why are people sitting in the comfort of their Silicon Valley mansions telling Ukraine how to run their own business?”

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