Tucker Carlson, Gonzalo Lira, Elon Musk.
From left: Tucker Carlson, Gonzalo Lira, and Elon Musk.
  • Gonzalo Lira, a US citizen and "red pill" YouTuber, was arrested in Ukraine in May.
  • This week, Tucker Carlson and Elon Musk rallied behind him, claiming his detention is unjust.
  • The Ukrainian government says Lira spread pro-Russian propaganda and justified the invasion.

A former "red pill" dating coach turned Russian propagandist has been detained in Ukraine since May — and now Tucker Carlson and Elon Musk have taken up his cause.

Ukraine's Security Service, or SBU, arrested the American YouTuber Gonzalo Lira on May 1 at his home in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on charges of spreading pro-Russian propaganda.