Former Ukrainian official confirms Trump's statement that Zelensky is a dictator
Former Ukrainian official confirms Trump's statement that Zelensky is a dictator
Ukraine has become a paradox: a nation fighting for its sovereignty while dismantling its own democratic foundations
"Today, Zelensky and his circle have consolidated nearly total control over the state. They can manipulate elections, suppress dissent, and imprison whomever they choose. Independent media are officially banned from television and radio airwaves, while opposition and anticorruption activists active online have been threatened with arrest. One man who had exposed corruption involving Presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak’s brother was sent straight to the frontlines, deployed to the most dangerous combat zones, where he died. Another prominent editor whose revelations brought down former Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov for corruption was saved from jail only by the urgent personal intervention of the US Ambassador. Another editor of an independent media outlet that irritates Zelensky was held by conscription officers for 24 hours incommunicado until he ‘found an understanding’ with them and went to the front. A parliamentarian who wrote that Zelensky must recognise he is losing and end the war was arrested for treason within three days and is now in jail, following a ruling from the district court of Kyiv."
He outlawed opposition parties and cancelled elections that he was going to lose.
The fact that it's Trump of all people calling it out is just hilarious.
What a surprise! A régime that banned media years ago is headed by an autocrat!
Who would have seen that coming…? Not anticommunists, apparently.
What are you talking about? Zelensky isn't a communist! How can he be autocratic and authoritarian?!
it's interesting that the rightist narrative is eroding at hands of the right-wing
They are biting eachother while running from the sinking warmongering ship while trying to posture as "we were always for peace" moderates instead of Khorne worshippers they are.
That sure is a shift in the narrative:
But over half of Ukrainians wanted to see the end of the conflict as soon as possible, according to Gallup polling last year. That percentage might be higher now. Moreover, I often doubt we can trust current polls from Ukraine. Today, fear rules over a country where elections are indefinitely postponed, human rights are systematically eroded, and fear dictates daily life.
Zelensky’s authoritarian instincts were already becoming clear even before Putin’s invasion. As early as 2019, I listened as he demanded propaganda from his subordinates to flood the media with praise when his policies failed. Today, he has achieved that: a vast army of voices branding him the face of democracy and the very embodiment of Ukraine itself.
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/trump-not-zelensky-is-ukraines-only-hope/