Posted on 07/19/2025 4:15:13 PM PDT by Kazan
Ukrainians have had enough of Zelensky.
During the three and a half years of the war in Ukraine, the western Globalist politicians and the obedient mainstream media have painted Volodymyr Zelensky as the defender of democracy, a historical, mythological figure comparable to WW2’s Winston Churchill.
Then, of course, came Donald J. Trump, calling him ‘a moderately successful comedian’, ‘the greatest salesman on earth’, and ‘a dictator, with no elections’.
Now, even as Trump promised Kiev air defenses with new Patriot batteries and is threatening Russia’s Vladimir Putin with sanctions, a Spectator article shows Ukraine about to be ‘engulfed in a critical military, political and social crisis that threatens to destroy it from within.’
Spectator reported:
“Putin chose war over peace this spring because his spies and generals told him that Ukraine is on the brink of collapse. Alarmingly, they may be right. Ukraine is running out of fighting men, its frontline soldiers are exhausted and US military support has narrowed to focus on air defense. The Kiev government is racked by corruption scandals and purges, public faith in their future and in their leaders is tanking and pressure to make peace at almost any price is growing.”
Former officials are quoted saying that they believe Zelensky is ‘prolonging the war to hold on to power.’
“Now 47 per cent think that ‘Ukraine will be a depopulated country with a ruined economy’. A separate survey found that 70 per cent of Ukrainians also believe their leaders are using the war to enrich themselves.”
While ministers are investigated for ‘embezzlement and treason’, it took pressure from the US embassy in Kiev to keep Zelensky from firing Major General Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence – because of his growing popularity.
“‘Ukraine has two enemies, two Vladimirs: Zelensky and Putin,’ says a former Ukrainian cabinet minister, once a strong Zelensky supporter. ‘Putin is destroying Ukraine from [the] outside, but Zelensky is destroying it from within by destroying its will to fight and its morale.”
Zelensky’s presidential mandate expired in May last year, but he is still exiling some potential opponents, imprisoning and sanctioning others.
He is also running out of troops.
Almost 7 million citizens have fled the country, and no less than 230k criminal cases have been opened for desertion since the war started.
“More soldiers have deserted the Ukrainian army than there are fighting men in today’s British, French and German armies combined.
[…] No outsiders can reverse the spiral of arrests of former regime loyalists, crackdown on opposition members and shutdown of media outlets that are doing so much to erode Ukrainians’ faith in the war effort and in Zelensky’s leadership.”
The war pigs are more than willing to fight Russia to the last Ukranian life.
You said Ukraine lost the war two years ago.
I’ll let President Trump handle this.
“Kiev Regime Leaders Are Using the War to Enrich Themselves”
Duuuhh!
Not just the rulers in Kiev. Everybody is getting a taste.
Sheesh, it’s about time!
War is a racket.
Yep. I’ll stand with Trump.
There is no path to victory in Ukraine. Just more death and destruction. We need to take whatever deal the Russians offer and get out of this mess.
“Kiev Regime Leaders Are Using the War to Enrich Themselves”
So is the US MIC. They profit most of all and will keep this going no matter what the people of the Ukraine want. It is not up to the people, it is not up to the Ukrainian leaders or the Russian leaders. It is up to BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street if this ends or not. And they say no, the play must go on...
Put simply, everything about Ukraine stinks…..and I just heard ( not verified) the West sent 49 more M1 tanks….remember what happened to the other 30 M1’s we sent? Two are left…..Vlad continues to destroy them with cheap drones.
* Mercouris reported the 49 M1 tanks being sent over, not clear if from EU stock or US.
“ I’ll let President Trump handle this.”
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I’d prefer he focus on problems here at home in America.
“and I just heard “
NONE of your Russian propaganda is verified
Ukraine is never getting the territory back it lost.
But, fools like you have to keep moving the goalposts by claiming Russia's objective was take all of Ukraine when it never was.
Well, son of a bitch.....
Their dear leaders using the war to enrich themselves isn’t news.
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