Elon Musk challenges Putin to fight, with Ukraine as the prize

"I hereby challenge Vladimir Putin to single combat. Stakes are Ukraine," he tweeted. "Do you accept this fight?" he added in Russian, later responding to a follower's to say he was "absolutely serious".

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Meanwhile, Russia is accusing the West of pushing it into an "artificial" default "that has no real economic grounds" through its multiple sanctions.

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