Elon Musk said “And so the slaughter continues … Time for Zelensky to go.” He posted the statement on Thursday in reply to a post claiming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has no intention of ending the war until Russia is defeated and that his greatest fear is ending the war and facing a presidential election. No matching statement appeared on a company or government site.
“And so the slaughter continues … Time for Zelensky to go,” Musk wrote Thursday. The post does not cite a specific action or a date. The characterization is his.
Musk has previously addressed Zelensky. On Oct. 10 he wrote “Zelensky has gone too far.” Musk wrote Oct. 10. In March 2025 he wrote that “Ukraine needs to hold an election. Zelensky would lose by a landslide.” Musk wrote March 2025. Those posts are on his account. The Thursday post does not cite them. It is limited to the two sentences.
The reply was to a post stating that Zelensky explained he has no intention of ending the war until Russia is defeated and that his greatest fear is ending the war and facing a presidential election, with the claim that if he lost he would be investigated and most likely prosecuted. The post cited prior Ukrainian presidents who faced prosecution, including Leonid Kuchma, Viktor Yushchenko, Viktor Yanukovych, and Petro Poroshenko. The post stated. Musk’s reply does not quote or expand on those claims. It addresses the continuation of the slaughter and the call for Zelensky to go.
Zelenskyy has addressed the conditions for ending the war. In a recent interview with Piers Morgan he said “We’re not selling our country. Look, guys, it’s not about business for us. It’s our lives. It’s our country, our home, our children.” He said it is painful when President Trump chooses one side, not Ukraine’s side. Those remarks are on the public record from the interview. Musk’s post does not cite the interview. It does not address Zelenskyy’s stated position on negotiations.
No White House or Defense Department release posted this week responds to Musk’s statement or addresses a call for Zelensky to go. Ukrainian statements on the war and the energy strikes are on Zelenskyy’s account. Musk’s post treats the continuation of the war as grounds for Zelensky to leave. That characterization is his.
Musk has addressed Starshield and Ukraine support this week. On Wednesday he wrote that Starshield systems are owned and controlled by the U.S. government and that any limits on speed or usage are decided by the U.S. military and ultimately the president. Musk wrote Wednesday. The Thursday post does not cite the Starshield statement. It is limited to the call for Zelensky to go.
“And so the slaughter continues” and “Time for Zelensky to go” are Musk’s. The Thursday post, the Oct. 10 statement that Zelensky has gone too far, the March 2025 call for elections, and the absence of a same-day White House response are the records. The gap is between Musk’s call for Zelensky to leave and the absence of an official U.S. document addressing Ukrainian leadership or the terms of any peace on a government page.