After their initial shock at Trump’s false claims that Ukraine is led by a “dictator” who started the war with Russia, the Ukrainian people are rallying around their President.

Summary

Days before the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion, Ukrainians find unity threatened not just by Russia but also shifting U.S. support.

Donald Trump’s false labeling of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a “dictator” has provoked fierce backlash, even from Zelenskyy’s critics, who now rally around him.

With ongoing Russian attacks and Ukrainian forces stretched thin, Trump’s suggestion of a swift end to hostilities raises fears of concessions favoring Russia.

Officials argue that elections amid war would undermine Ukraine’s sovereignty. Many vow to continue resisting, regardless of major foreign policy changes.

  • index@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    110·
    23 hours ago

    Suspending and abolish human rights it’s not a standard democratic practice, it’s standard practice for corrupted rulers who seek every mean to get more wealth and power.

    If you were russian and china decides to invade your country would you been fine with russian authorities kidnapping you off the street to fight for their government?

    • barsoap@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      22 hours ago

      I don’t know, is China arresting people who protest the war and throwing them at frontlines in Russia? “Front or fifty years of gulag for high treason” kind of voluntary recruitment?