Zelensky says US silence over Russian attacks encourages Putin
c/worldnews · u/xc2215x@lemmy.world · 138 points
c/worldnews · u/xc2215x@lemmy.world · 138 points
u/surph_ninja@lemmy.world · 6 points
He’s an actor who was hired to play a role by a European oligarch. The whole financial scheme was revealed in the Pandora Papers. This is just part of the act.
u/surph_ninja@lemmy.world · 6 points
He's trying to keep the money and weapons flowing in. He’s also used the ongoing proxy war to justify not holding elections, and people remain pissed at him for pretending to be a peace candidate to get elected. Just like Netanyahu, he knows ongoing conflict is his best hope to hold onto his position.
u/SuspiciousCatThing@pawb.social · 2 points
Didn't do much the first time 🙄
u/srubhut@lemmy.ml · 9 points
I love this image
u/davel@lemmy.ml · 20 points

u/YPriv0133@lemmy.ml · 1 points
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u/yogthos@lemmy.ml · 2 points
No, Russia doesn't do the same thing. Putin has not jailed opposition parties, and his party has genuine public support as even as mainstream western media acknowledges.
The approval rating Putin and his party have is also far higher than seen in any western democracy at this point. Nor is there blatant violation of the democratic process as was recently seen in Romania where an election was cancelled when the wrong. candidate looked like he was winning. If Russia doesn't have fair elections, then neither does the west.
Russia allows access to most western media and has a more open media environment than Europe at this point where all Russian media is banned.
Putin literally killed one of his oppositions.
If you're referring to Navalny, he never had more than 3% support in Russia. It's also no surprise why. Meanwhile, even Ukrainians said that he died of natural causes. The actual opposition in Russia is KPRF that has around 30% support.
They conscript anyone suitable enough into the military.
Conscription has been standard in Russia since the days of USSR. Conscripts receive basic training, however they are not sent to fight in the war. This is done through volunteers signing up which is happening at a rate of around 30,000 a month.
If you don't see how Russia is different then you've spent no time actually learning about Russia.
u/YPriv0133@lemmy.ml · 1 points
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u/yogthos@lemmy.ml · 8 points
The regime in Ukraine is literally snatching people off the street against their will to throw them into fighting. Ukraine has become an open air prison from which people can't escape. Elections have been cancelled. All opposition parties have been banned. All independent media has been shut down. It's literally a fascist dictatorship. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/world/europe/ukraine-military-recruitment.html
u/davel@lemmy.ml · 8 points
>Can someone explain why I am getting downvoted though?
Because not everyone agrees with you, as I explained above and in my *previouslies*. If you’d like to know more, see also previously here.
u/vfreire85@lemmy.ml · 0 points
wait, you're seeking validation from an online web forum?
u/meowMix2525@lemm.ee · 8 points
Name one benevolent regime the US has supported.
u/yogthos@lemmy.ml · 6 points
Congrats, you've just summed up every single comment of yours in this thread.
u/Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml · 2 points
Lol k, stay stupid patriot
u/NotAGamer@lemmy.org · -6 points
That's pure bullshit lies.
u/Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml · 6 points
If the US supports a regime they are always evil, no exceptions
u/Grapho@lemmy.ml · 16 points
How can the Sputnik be in orbit when that's literally Russian propaganda, tankies??????
u/NotAGamer@lemmy.org · -11 points
Not verifiable. Just lies.
u/yogthos@lemmy.ml · 4 points
the irony of a fascist supporter calling other people nazis
u/NotAGamer@lemmy.org · -2 points
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u/PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml · 15 points
You refuse the right to selfdetermination only to people wanting independence from US puppets or universally?
u/Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml · 13 points
Yeah, the US
u/NotAGamer@lemmy.org · -9 points
Just more lies.
u/Tenderizer78@lemmy.ml · -9 points
My bias is against the country trying to grab more land.
u/srubhut@lemmy.ml · 16 points
"Everything that doesn't conform to my bias is Russian Propaganda!"
u/yogthos@lemmy.ml · 9 points
Is Russian propaganda in the room with you right now?
u/NotAGamer@lemmy.org · -15 points
More Russian propaganda.
u/Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml · 18 points
If the "propaganda" is verifiably correct then calling it propaganda does fuck all for your position
u/srubhut@lemmy.ml · 9 points
yeah much better they fight a guaranteed loss on the side of US and EU empires of white supremacy
u/YPriv0133@lemmy.ml · 1 points
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u/NotAGamer@lemmy.org · -12 points
That's some crazy Russian propaganda you're spouting there, "comrad".
u/davel@lemmy.ml · 15 points
*Which* Ukrainians do you stand with?
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u/yogthos@lemmy.ml · 7 points
It's pretty clear that they do given that they refuse negotiations and literally gang press people from the street to fight.
u/avidamoeba@lemmy.ca · 2 points
Why do you think the Ukrainian regime wants more Ukrainians to die? I understand the American and European MIC's incentive, but not the Ukranian regime's.
u/yogthos@lemmy.ml · 5 points
clearly, and all the western regimes want the same thing as well
u/avidamoeba@lemmy.ca · 2 points
Which regime, the Ukranian one?
u/yogthos@lemmy.ml · 4 points
You can use it to prolong the war and ensure more Ukrainians get slaughtered which is what the regime wants.
u/avidamoeba@lemmy.ca · 1 points
They could boost Ukranian morale, but there's only so much you could use morale for.
u/umbrella@lemmy.ml · 37 points
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u/geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml · 25 points
What really bothered Putin was those stern condemnation speeches.
u/vfreire85@lemmy.ml · 14 points
guy's just finding out he's been used by the west, hopefully he'll get the idea in the next 3 years.
u/IttihadChe@lemmy.ml · 13 points
And here I thought the military and strategic victories were encouraging him.
u/humanspiral@lemmy.ca · 9 points
Extremely weird story to get pushed out everywhere. Attacks on kyiv were retaliation for Ukrainian attempted drone terrorism on Moscow the day before.
Zelensky should be the one admonished for escalating stupidly, and usa silence encourages zelensky destruction of Ukraine.
u/Sam_Bass@lemmy.ml · 6 points
According to plan
u/freagle@lemmygrad.ml · 5 points
Would Zelensky rather the US bloviate while Russia continues to roll the UA? US silence does nothing to the military situation.
u/Freshparsnip@lemm.ee · 4 points
TRUMP SHOULD BE ARRESTED!!!!
u/srubhut@lemmy.ml · -5 points
Maybe Zelensky shouldn't have subjected his country to a guaranteed loss while relying on back to back war losers the US and stopped the fighting immediately then sabotage Russia from within lol
u/YPriv0133@lemmy.ml · -6 points
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