Guys, this person is a troll. He/She is here often with his/her Mission Impossible conspiracy theories. Try not to engage. He/She/They’re here once/twice a week.
I agree. I don't mind people I disagree with posting comments, but trolling is an obnoxious act meant to stop meaningful discussion in its tracks. Don't fall for this guy's rubbish. Really, who doesn't know that Ukraine was plagued with corruption before Zelenskyy was elected? And how hard his administration has worked to clean it up?
You obviously missed the news about how, when Zelensky was caught with his hand in the cookie jar, he publicly stated that he was just like all the other (corrupt) presidents.
Marycat2021, here is the heart of that article. Do you challenge any of the cited facts?
"The October 2021 polls delivered a shock to the presidential team. According to the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, Zelensky’s approval rating as president dropped from 33.3 percent in September to 24.7 percent in October, separated from Poroshenko’s approval rating by fewer than ten percentage points. The Razumkov Center’s poll demonstrates that Volodymyr Zelensky overtook Petro Poroshenko and now has the biggest “anti-rating” among Ukrainian politicians. What has happened to the once beloved leader?
"My answer: at the midpoint of his presidency, Zelensky himself has destroyed his image as an alternative politician. Here is what he did.
"First, Zelensky and his team started promoting the idea that he was “like any other businessperson in Ukraine.” This statement was repeated by everyone on the presidential team in response to the revelations of Zelensky’s offshore holdings, suddenly exposed in the Pandora Papers...."
The starting point for my assessment is this quote from "The Nation":
"These stories of Ukraine’s dark nationalism aren’t coming out of Moscow; they’re being filed by Western media, including US-funded Radio Free Europe (RFE); Jewish organizations such as the World Jewish Congress and the Simon Wiesenthal Center; and watchdogs like Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Freedom House, which issued a joint report warning that Kiev is losing the monopoly on the use of force in the country as far-right gangs operate with impunity."
The starting point for my assessment is this quote from "The Nation":
"These stories of Ukraine’s dark nationalism aren’t coming out of Moscow; they’re being filed by Western media, including US-funded Radio Free Europe (RFE); Jewish organizations such as the World Jewish Congress and the Simon Wiesenthal Center; and watchdogs like Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Freedom House, which issued a joint report warning that Kiev is losing the monopoly on the use of force in the country as far-right gangs operate with impunity."
Your starting point for your assessment is over four years old. Produce some current analysis. Putin and his fascist oligarchs with nuclear missiles are the real threat now. Antonio Gramsci, "The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters."
Is this a parody or perhaps you are angling for a vice-presidential spot on the Conspiracy Party ticket headed by RFK,Jr?
Guys, this person is a troll. He/She is here often with his/her Mission Impossible conspiracy theories. Try not to engage. He/She/They’re here once/twice a week.
I agree. I don't mind people I disagree with posting comments, but trolling is an obnoxious act meant to stop meaningful discussion in its tracks. Don't fall for this guy's rubbish. Really, who doesn't know that Ukraine was plagued with corruption before Zelenskyy was elected? And how hard his administration has worked to clean it up?
I scroll right on by.
Me too!
I don't have time to read his crap!
Marycat2021,
You obviously missed the news about how, when Zelensky was caught with his hand in the cookie jar, he publicly stated that he was just like all the other (corrupt) presidents.
See "Just Like All the Others: The End of the Zelensky Alternative?" at https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/just-all-others-end-zelensky-alternative
You're showing me a blog post as proof that Zelenskyy is corrupt? Oh gee whiz, I thought he was a comedian.
I don't appreciate the trolling, especially when it wastes my time.
Marycat2021, here is the heart of that article. Do you challenge any of the cited facts?
"The October 2021 polls delivered a shock to the presidential team. According to the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, Zelensky’s approval rating as president dropped from 33.3 percent in September to 24.7 percent in October, separated from Poroshenko’s approval rating by fewer than ten percentage points. The Razumkov Center’s poll demonstrates that Volodymyr Zelensky overtook Petro Poroshenko and now has the biggest “anti-rating” among Ukrainian politicians. What has happened to the once beloved leader?
"My answer: at the midpoint of his presidency, Zelensky himself has destroyed his image as an alternative politician. Here is what he did.
"First, Zelensky and his team started promoting the idea that he was “like any other businessperson in Ukraine.” This statement was repeated by everyone on the presidential team in response to the revelations of Zelensky’s offshore holdings, suddenly exposed in the Pandora Papers...."
Karen Livolsi,
The starting point for my assessment is this quote from "The Nation":
"These stories of Ukraine’s dark nationalism aren’t coming out of Moscow; they’re being filed by Western media, including US-funded Radio Free Europe (RFE); Jewish organizations such as the World Jewish Congress and the Simon Wiesenthal Center; and watchdogs like Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Freedom House, which issued a joint report warning that Kiev is losing the monopoly on the use of force in the country as far-right gangs operate with impunity."
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/neo-nazis-far-right-ukraine/#aoh=16892411860434&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thenation.com%2Farticle%2Fpolitics%2Fneo-nazis-far-right-ukraine%2F
Jerry Carbone,
The starting point for my assessment is this quote from "The Nation":
"These stories of Ukraine’s dark nationalism aren’t coming out of Moscow; they’re being filed by Western media, including US-funded Radio Free Europe (RFE); Jewish organizations such as the World Jewish Congress and the Simon Wiesenthal Center; and watchdogs like Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Freedom House, which issued a joint report warning that Kiev is losing the monopoly on the use of force in the country as far-right gangs operate with impunity."
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/neo-nazis-far-right-ukraine/#aoh=16892411860434&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thenation.com%2Farticle%2Fpolitics%2Fneo-nazis-far-right-ukraine%2F
Your starting point for your assessment is over four years old. Produce some current analysis. Putin and his fascist oligarchs with nuclear missiles are the real threat now. Antonio Gramsci, "The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters."