I wonder if this will still hold true if Trump ends US support for Ukraine.

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    The liberated regions of Ukraine are those who have voted to join Russia. Only they have elections.

    If Ukrainians wanted another leader like Yanukovych then they could have elected one in 2014 or 2019

    Though Zelensky now claims he was lying all along, in 2019 his election platform was to reign in the nazi problem and give autonomy to Donbas as per Minsk accords.

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      The parts of Ukraine that have been invaded by Russia have not been liberated, they have been subjugated to the rule of the Kremlin. And as I said before, “elections” in Russia are rigged. It’s not just ballot stuffing, it’s also the fact that genuine opposition candidates aren’t allowed to stand for election.

      And as far as I understand, Zelenskyy and Poroshenko were both pretty pro-EU all along.

      I don’t know why you’re going on about a “nazi problem” when Russia has plenty of far-right activists themselves.