Zelensky should not be the one negotiating on the fate of Ukraine. An election should be held immediately so whomever wins actually represents the views of the majority of Ukrainians.
Your whataboutism on Putin is irrelevant. We have different standards than the Russians. We support democracy in Ukraine. Zelensky’s term of office expired a long time ago. The excuse that the Ukrainian constitution allows him to stay on due to martial law should be changed by the Ukrainian parliament and elections held immediately.
“We support democracy in Ukraine”. Those who have consistently defended the Russian position want Zelensky distracted and/or removed because he is an effective war time leader. That they can’t admit that shows the moral bankruptcy of their position.
Are you suggesting Russia supports “democracy in Ukraine”, too? Is that why they have undemocratically annexed large areas of Ukraine into Russia? Because Putin really supports “Democracy in Ukraine”?
Ukraine has elections. Quite often when their cities are not being genocidal erased by invaders. It’s Russia that has non functioning political institutions. It’s dictator of now 25 years has murdered by bomb and bullet all credible opposition. Now he does the same in Ukraine. Mass murdering all Ukrainians who oppose his revanchist political agenda. He has directed his regime to launch the biggest war in Europe since WW2. That has resulted in the deaths of, according to President Trump, of over one million people.
Why are you not calling for free elections in Russia? Why are you not questioning the ligitimacy of Putin’s mafia regime?
The problem here never been Ukrainians and their desire for a national identity outside of the Russian World. It’s genocidal Russian revanchism, those who support it and those who excuse it.