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Elon Musk victory in US Presidential polls? Russian official makes 10 bold predictions for 2023

Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chair of the Security Council of the Russian Federation wrote that Elon Musk will win the presidential election in a number of states (AP)

The Russian government's official 10 predictions for 2023 are:

1. Oil price will rise to $150 a barrel, and gas price will top $5.000 per 1.000 cubic metres.

2. The UK will rejoin the European Union

3. The EU will collapse after the UK’s return; Euro will drop out of use as the former EU currency.

4. Poland and Hungary will occupy the western regions of Ukraine.

5. The Fourth Reich will be created, encompassing the territory of Germany and its satellites, that is, Poland, the Baltic states, Czechia, Slovakia, the Kiev Republic, and other outcasts.

6. War will break out between France and the Fourth Reich. Europe will be divided, and Poland repartitioned in the process

7. Northern Ireland will separate from the UK and join the Republic of Ireland.

8. Civil war will break out in the US, California. and Texas becoming independent states as a result. Texas and Mexico will form allied states. Elon Musk will win the presidential election in a number of states which, after the new Civil War’s end, will have been given to the GOP.

9. All the largest stock markets and financial activity will leave the US and Europe and move to Asia.

10. The Bretton Woods system of monetary management will collapse, leading to the IMF and World Bank crash. Euro and Dollar will stop circulating as the global reserve currencies. Digital fiat currencies will be actively used instead.

Reacting to Medvedev's predictions, Elon Musk tweeted a surprised emoji.

While Netizens trolled Medvedev for calling his hypotheses 'comical'. One user wrote, "It's hard to choose which part of this is the most ridiculous, but I have to go with the one where a non-native-born citizen manages to run for president".

Another user reminded the Russian official that there are no US elections in 2023.

"Bro there’s no election in 2023- delete immediately," a Twitter user replied to Medvedev's tweet.

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