You doubt the Ukrainians take him seriously? He obviously enjoys overwhelming support and they are fighting like hell for him.
There was not a single thing clownish about any quote from him in this article.
“He obviously enjoys overwhelming support”
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If he had overwhelming support then half of the population wouldn’t have fled, and many of those left to fight have no choice, they either fight or get shot in the back by Zelensky’s Azov battalion Nazi goons.