Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has again criticized Twitter CEO Elon Musk for proposing a peace deal with Russia. Musk generated controversy in October after he shared suggestions for Ukraine war negotiations in a Twitter poll. The US billionaire had proposed that Crimea should remain part of Russia and that UN-supervised referendums should be held in four regions of southern Ukraine. Musk also said that Ukraine must "remain neutral," and in later tweets said, "victory for Ukraine is unlikely". Kyiv and its western allies have slammed the "illegal" annexation referendums held by Russia in Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia. The Crimean peninsula was annexed in 2014. Speaking via video conference at the New York Times DealBook, Zelenskyy repeated his criticism of Musk and encouraged the Tesla and SpaceX founder to visit his war-torn country. "I think either someone has influence over him or he"s drawing conclusions on his own," Zelenskyy said. "If you want to understand what Russia has done here, come to Ukraine and you will see everything for yourself. And then you will tell me how to end this war, who started it and when it can be ended." The Ukrainian president had initially responded to Musk in October with his own Twitter poll, asking if people preferred the Elon Musk who "supports Ukraine" or the one who "supports Russia". Zelensky said he would never negotiate with Russia while Putin was in power. Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that Moscow was ready to listen if anyone wanted to hold talks on Ukraine. Lavrov also dismissed claims that Russia wants to hold peace talks to allow it to rebuild its armed forces. Russia has denied targeting Ukrainian civilians in its latest missile strikes on Ukraine"s energy infrastructure, which have left millions in the country without power ahead of the winter. Moscow has instead blamed Ukraine"s government, saying the attacks are down to Kyiv"s refusal to negotiate. — Agencies December 01, 2022 55 views HIGHLIGHTS World Spain boosts security as PM and US embassy targeted amid series of letter bombs 7 hours ago World US lawmakers get access to Trump"s tax returns 11 hours ago World Foxconn: iPhone maker offers payments for finding new workers 12 hours ago RELATED ARTICLES Ngozi Fulani, born in the UK, was persistently asked where she was really from William"s godmother quits over racist remarks to black charity boss December 01, 2022 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen seen in this file photo. EU proposes UN-backed specialized court to probe alleged Russian war crimes November 30, 2022 The Ukrainian embassy is located in Madrid’s Piovera neighborhood. — courtesy photo Gerard Julien / AFP One injured by suspected letter bomb at Ukrainian embassy in Madrid November 30, 2022 The French delegation cheers wildly after UNESCO made the French baguette part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. UNESCO lists the French baguette as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity November 30, 2022 footer logo COPYRIGHT © 2022 WWW.SAUDIGAZETTE.COM.SA - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED POWERED BY NEWSPRESS NEWS CATEGORY SAUDI ARABIA WORLD OPINION BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY SPORTS LIFE COMPANY ABOUT US EPAPER CONTACT US ARCHIVE OTHER