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Chechnya leader threatens to send Tesla to Ukraine – and praises Elon Musk
The leader of Russia's Chechnya region has appeared in a video threatening to send a Telsa into Ukraine – while praising Elon Musk.
Ramzan Kadyrov, who is known for extravagant publicity stunts, posted the video of himself on Telegram.
It shows him driving a Tesla Cybertruck, seemingly with a machine gun strapped to the roof.
He says he will send the vehicle into the Ukrainian conflict zone, before praising the company's chief executive Elon Musk.
Mr Kadyrov describes Musk as the "strongest genius of modern times", inviting him to Chechnya.