Russia and Ukraine

[The Grand Nudger]

Zelensky's corruption is no surprise to anyone who's been paying attention. It can't be dismissed as the fantasy of a conservative newspaper.

It can be, not only because there's no evidence of zelensky being corrupt, but because even if zelensky were corrupt it has precisely zero bearing on russia's invasion of ukraine.

Here is an article from four years ago in the very not-conservative Guardian:

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/oc...-zelenskiy

A story which does not actually contain anything about zelensky...and which ukranians...as well as anyone else paying attention was aware of prior to the invasion.  

Note that at the time the article was written, Zelensky's sponsor, the oligarch Ihor Kolomoyskyi, hadn't yet been run out of Ukraine. Since that time he has been disgraced.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ihor_Kolom..._Zelenskyy

Also stripped of his citizenship...by zelensky.

Kolomoyskyi is responsible for the fact that Zelensky, who used to dance on TV with fake boobs pinned to his T-shirt, had the political and financial backing to run for president (on a platform promising peace, which is why people voted for him).

Credit where it's due, he did run on peace.  The idea of war with russia isn't something he seemed naturally inclined to believe was a real possibility.  His first language is russian and he was popular in russia.  He also thought we were full of shit about russia prepping an invasion until they actually invaded.  That almost cost them the war.  There's alot that people probably wouldn't like about him on this side of the pond, and especially here on the boards. Corruption aint it.

Russia is responsible for Zelensky, Bel.  Russia is responsible for his rise to power, and russia is responsible for the fact that he remains in power.  If russia had not been intent on looting ukraine he never would have had a winning message. The quickest way for zelensky to be removed from power is...wait for it.....russian retreat. Now, I'm not a master strategist like vladimir vladimirovich - but if I was running the show in moscowstan I'd fall back, let ukraine replace what is obviously a very competent opposition administration, refocus on inciting a goddamned race war, and stop counting on the likes of you to win hearts and minds in the english speaking world.