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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

Volodymyr Zelensky’s presidential term expired on May 20th

www.economist.com

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Volodymyr Zelensky’s presidential term expired on May 20th

www.economist.com

☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago
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Volodymyr Zelensky’s presidential term expires on May 20th
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What does that mean for his country?
  • MrPasty@lemmy.sebbem.se
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    No, “western” media reports that Putin got more than 80% of the votes in an election that was obviously rigged. Holding democratic elections is anything but simple and in a country fighting an invasion it’s practically impossible.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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      They now tend to see the weakness of the Russian anti-war movement as a mark of complicity among the Russian public, and they are dismayed by Putin’s approval rating: independent pollsters have measured it at over 80% support more than two years into the invasion. Even President Volodymyr Zelensky and his team have all but given up on their hopes of a popular backlash in Russia against the war. They are no longer inclined to believe in the existence of what they often call “Good Russians.”

      The Putler puppets at The Time seem to be reporting this, but do go on. 🤡

      Meanwhile, you’ll have to explain to us all why holding democratic elections in a country fighting an invasion is practically impossible. Presumably, if the government had popular support for fighting, then it would win by a landslide. The only thing that makes impossible is the fact that people don’t actually want to fight, and the government is a western puppet regime that’s sacrificing people of Ukraine to serve western interests. This is why they literally kidnap people off the street, which is some more ruzzian propaganda reported by NYT https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/world/europe/ukraine-military-recruitment.html

      • andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works
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        It’s so funny to read ya from Russia. The lack of research is showing.

        • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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          profile picture checks out

          • andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works
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            It compliments my style, not my point. I’ve explicitly chosen that so some people can embarass themselves with taking a low hanging fruit (:

            • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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              Nah, it matches your rhetoric perfectly. The only part embarrassing here is that you’re oblivious to that fact. (:

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                That’s, like, your opinion, manperson. But what’s objectively true: putting a smile after the dot is indefensible in any court from Dubai to Massachusets. I believe, even Hitler condemned it’s use on the battlefield after being exposed to that in WW1.

                • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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                  whatever helps feel good about yourself I suppose

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                    Glad we both are.

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