Tesla will continue to pay salaries to employees who decide to go to war in Ukraine

According to an email Tesla sent to employees in Europe, the Middle East and Africa on March 7, Ukrainian Tesla employees who are asked to return to Ukraine to defend their country will receive a salary for at least three months. CNBC.

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“For all Tesla employees who are citizens of Ukraine and who have been asked to return to Ukraine for military service as reservists, we will maintain their jobs and salaries for 3 months,” the letter says.

It is not clear from the email whether this benefit will be extended to employees in North America and other countries.

In three months, Tesla plans to reassess the Russian-Ukrainian war and the situation of its employees to decide what else they need.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on reservists to defend the country back in February, ahead of an expected invasion.

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In an email sent on the 12th day after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Musk thanked Tesla employees for helping SpaceX, an aerospace enterprise, roll out the Starlink satellite Internet service in Ukraine.

“Tesla has teamed up with SpaceX to provide expanded coverage for its Starlink services to help create an alternative Internet infrastructure,” the letter said.

The Tesla Energy team assembled and provided lithium-ion battery-powered energy storage systems, known as Tesla Powerwalls, to operate Starlink equipment in Ukraine.

Tesla employees used inverters and charging cables donated by local Tesla certified installers to assemble the Starlink and Powerwall systems. They also made AC cables from scrap metal at a new Tesla plant being built outside of Berlin to power Starlink equipment.

Although Tesla does not operate in Ukraine, the company said in an email that about 5000 Tesla owners in the country and other EV drivers can get free vehicle charging at some of its Supercharger stations in Poland, Hungary and Slovakia.

Tesla is not the only company that is trying to help Ukraine and that is closing its Russian-related business.

Automakers such as General Motors and Ford in the US quickly suspended their business in Russia after the aggressor invaded Ukraine. Stellantis on March 2 announced the creation of a support team that will work around the clock to monitor the health and safety of 71 company employees in Ukraine.

As ForumDaily wrote earlier:

• On the night of February 24 began full-scale war of Russia against Ukraine.
• In the light of these events in Russia and around the world, protests against the invasion of Ukraine
• US and UK imposed broad economic sanctions against Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine.
• February 25 President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to sit down at the negotiating table. Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Putin is ready to send a delegation to Minsk (Belarus) for negotiations with Kiev. He specified that the delegation will include representatives of the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the presidential administration.
• In the USA there were large-scale rallies in support of Ukraine.
• Pope Francis visits the Russian Embassy February 25, to personally "express his concerns about the war" in Ukraine, which made an unprecedented deviation from diplomatic protocol.
• European Union, USA and UK imposed sanctions and froze the assets of Putin and Lavrov.
• The United States declared its readiness to start accept refugees from Ukraine.
• February 26, the world famous and one of the most popular groups of hackers Anonymous recorded a video message to Russian President Vladimir Putin. She promised to find all the "skeletons in the closet" and "leave no stone unturned".
• As it became known, the Oscar-winning Hollywood actor Sean Penn is located in Ukraine and is making a documentary for Vice about events in the country.
• February 28 The world's largest aircraft An-225 was destroyed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it caused alarm and sadness among the aviation world, in which it occupies an almost cult status.
• On the same day, the United States and France called on their citizens immediately consider leaving Russia.
• From the very beginning of the invasion, many actions took place around the world in support of Ukraine. How it was in the USA, see our material.
• On March 1, the United States asked 12 Russian diplomats from the United Nations leave the US accusing them of "espionage activities" as Russia continues its advance into Ukraine.
• March 2 Russian businessman Alex Konanykhin offered a $1 million reward for dead or alive Putin.
• Airbus and Boeing refused to work with Russia, which endangers almost the entire civil aviation of the country.
• March 3 CEO and founder of the Russian TV channel "Rain" announced the suspension of the channel. This is due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
• Which of the Hollywood stars supported Ukraine, and who was on the side of Russia, read here.
• What Russians living in Ukraine say about the war, you can find out in our material.
• Which companies left Russia and how it hit the economy, read on link.
• Where citizens of Ukraine can receive special services in Poland - by link.
• The US State Department has warned citizens of Ukraine that the US Mission in Ukraine does not currently offer visa services. That's it services provided in Germany.
• Meanwhile, the killers tried to kill the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky at least three times since Russia invaded his country on February 24.
• In Russia, the situation with free media is becoming more and more difficult. Even relatives of Ukrainians from Russia do not believe in shelling of Ukraine.
• Russian diplomats announced persona non grata, left the US, and the Russian airlines stop international flights.
• Meanwhile at the International Court of Justice in The Hague consideration of the lawsuit of Ukraine against Russia began. The subject of the lawsuit is allegations of genocide.
• Russia began active preparations for shutdown from the global internet.
• Thousands of Ukrainians leave countries:. 11-year-old boy from Zaporozhye made it to the border with Slovakia and crossed it on foot.
• U.S. backs Ukraine – government officials and ordinary Americans alike: 20 workers in West Coast ports refuse tohandle Russian cargo. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky was awarded a medal Liberty Ronald Reagan.
• In the meantime, the sanctions are taking effect: Russia is rapidly rising in price or disappearing from the sale of drugs and medical equipment manufactured by countries that have imposed sanctions on the Russian Federation because of the war in Ukraine.

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