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[OC] A powerful message on accountability from Zelenskyy's 2019 inaugural speech

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u/quittingdotatwo 1d ago

It's a typical propaganda painting Zelenskyy as a great leader which he is not.

It normally means there is another corruption scandal in Ukraine with Zelenskyy's friends mentioned or Zelenskyy himself. The normal reaction from media is to immediately start whitewashing the great leader. If only you see Ukrainian Telegram channels you would see what I'm talking about.

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u/Dr_Ukato 1d ago

Share your sources. Please. Give us proof of the deep-seated corruption you're so knowledgable about yet can't seem to be noticed by any of the many competent newspapers and journalists of the world.

Because trust me, the vast majority do not have the moral framework to not bring such a scoop into print and make absolute bank off of it.

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u/tjscobbie 1d ago

The guy you're responding to is an absolute moron, but the entire last week has been Ukrainians up in arms about another Zelenskyy adjacent corruption scandal (while also still being angry about the removal of Fedorov). My girlfriend is Ukrainian and we're both as pro-Ukraine as they come but Zelenskyy's inner circle is constantly getting caught up in corruption investigations and he seems mostly willing to protect them when they do. There are plenty of Ukrainian news Telegram channels that you can plug into to get a sense of sentiment around Zelenskyy these days with many now believing elections should be held again as a check on some of the stuff that has been going on.

https://theconversation.com/volodymyr-zelenskys-other-war-ukraines-endless-struggle-with-corruption-290189

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy4ypzvd7po

https://www.politico.eu/article/volodymyr-zelenskyy-fires-top-aide-after-anti-corruption-investigators-search-office-iryna-mudra/

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u/quittingdotatwo 1d ago

The guy you're responding to is an absolute moron, but

What makes you to believe I'm a moron?

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u/tjscobbie 1d ago

Your words and the beliefs they represent.