Elon Musk challenges Putin to ‘single combat’ over war in Ukraine | The Times

Elon Musk has challenged President Putin to a “single combat” fist fight over Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The world’s richest man made the offer on Twitter. Putin holds a black belt in judo; he has said in the past that he has trained in kyokushin karate, taekwondo, judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

In a tweet containing some words in Cyrillic script, Musk said: “I hereby challenge Vladimir Putin to single combat. Stakes are Ukraine.” He tagged the official Twitter account of the president of Russia and wrote: “Do you agree to this fight?”

President Putin has often been photographed in the dojo

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There has so far been no response from Putin, 69, who has spent decades showing off his physical prowess, with frequent images posted online of him taking part in extreme sports and