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Who Really Gifted Electric Car Worth $ 165 Thousand To Lukashenka?

Who Really Gifted Electric Car Worth $ 165 Thousand To Lukashenka?

There are two versions.

Elon Musk used to give electric cars. But to whom? To his mother and ex-girlfriend. Lukashenka surely does not fit into this series.

Udf.by has investigated into the sensational story, in which there are many strange puzzles.

How Lukashenka got “caught red-handed”

PHOTO: BELTA.BY

The story about the gorgeous gift to the Belarusian ruler leaked to the public quite by accident. Neither the press-center of Aliaksandr Lukashenka, nor the BelTA state agency reported it. However, the independent media drew attention to the plot of the STV channel, dedicated to the speech of the country's leader on September 2 in Minsk school # 93.

“I have a Tesla electric car, I sometimes test it. Musk gifted it to me,” Lukashenka said at some point to the school students.

Judging by the fact that this phrase was shown only on STV and nowhere else, it was not intended to go on the air. Apparently, it was the human factor.

PHOTO: BELTA.BY

Why Lukashenka’s words are hardly to be trusted

Firstly, the question arises: why did they keep silence with regard to the gift of Elon Musk for so long? The fact that Lukashenka drives a Tesla became known two years ago. Then it was presented as if the head of state was given the opportunity to test the electric car for a limited time. It was not reported who provided the car.

Secondly, it is hard to imagine that if it were a gift from Elon Musk himself, the authorities would miss the opportunity to make a publicity campaign out of it. One of the most famous and beloved people on the planet treats Lukashenka well, and his press-center remains silent about this? It is almost impossible to imagine.

Thirdly, such gifts are not in the style of Elon Musk. Yes, the billionaire used to give electric cars. But to whom? To his mother and ex-girlfriend. Lukashenka surely does not fit into this series.

And when a couple of years ago, Musk met with Turkish President Recep Erdoğan, their conversation went without expensive gifts.

PHOTO: TCCB.GOV.TR

It can even be argued that such a present to the authoritarian leader of a small country in Eastern Europe would have hit the inventor's reputation.

By the way, it is possible that if the information reaches Musk himself, his company will be forced to make a refutation.

So who gave Lukashenka an expensive electric car?

The media noted that Tesla in the configuration that was presented to the country's leader two years ago (Tesla Model S P100D) could cost from $ 165 thousand. Lukashenka was delighted with the technology, he even boasted: “Honestly, I drove 280 km / h and was afraid that it could take off. The plane takes off and lands at that speed. Very nice car. ”

So who gave Lukashenka an expensive electric car, if not Elon Musk?

As the first version, it can be assumed that there was no well-wisher, and the dictator of Belarus gifted it to himself. The media calculated that during the presidency the politician was seen driving at least a dozen cars. Lukashenka’s fleet is regularly updated. For example, a year and a half ago, Chinese businessmen presented him with an electric car Geely Emgrand EV.

And you can understand why the authorities do not want to talk about expensive purchases to the poor.

The second version is based on the experience of previous years. More than once, expensive gifts were presented to the Belarusian leader by Russian businessmen.

Let’s recall Lukashenka’s statement that a Maybach was given to him by “one Russian person” for his birthday. At one time it was believed that this person was oligarch Mikhail Gutseriev.

By the way, there’s an interesting coincidence. Two years ago, the Tesla electric car appeared in the Palace of Independence on Lukashenka’s birthday on August 31. On the same day he held a meeting with Gutseriev.

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