Elon Musk says US should stop helping Ukraine defend itself against Russian invasion

Elon Musk has called on the US to cut its weapons supply to Ukraine claiming “there is no way in hell” Vladimir Putin is going to lose the war.

The Tesla and SpaceX boss made the remarks during a conversation with Republican senator Ron Johnson on social media platform Twitter/X overnight during discussions with senators JD Vance, Mike Lee, and failed presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy over theUkraine funding bill.

Their scrutiny of the US support to Ukraine comes as the Democratic-led Senate on Monday set the stage for the final passage of a $95.34bn aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, amid growing doubts about the fate of the legislation in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.

The Senate voted 66-33, exceeding a 60-vote margin, to sweep aside the last procedural hurdle and limit debate on the measure to a final 30 hours before a vote on passage that could come on Wednesday.

President Joe Biden has been urging Congress to hurry new aid to Ukraine with Kyiv officials warning of weapons shortages at a time when Russia is pressing ahead with renewed attacks.

Opposing the additional funding for Ukraine, senator Johnson said: “We all have to understand that Vladimir Putin will not lose this war. Losing to Vladimir Putin is existential to Vladimir Putin.”

He added that Ukraine does not have enough manpower. “The average age of a Ukrainian soldier right now is 43 years old…Some of Zelensky’s top aides say that ‘even if the US and its allies deliver all the weapons they have pledged, we don’t have the men to use them’,” he said as he quoted aTimes report from November last year.

“The only way this war ends is in a settlement, and every day that the war goes on, more Ukrainians and more Russian