Posted on 05/24/2024 8:59:28 AM PDT by marshmallow
Volodymyr Zelenesky's constitutionally-mandated term as Ukraine's president expired on May 21. The leader canceled elections planned for March or April last November, claiming it was "utterly irresponsible" to discuss such matters amid the ongoing conflict with Russia.
President Zelensky's legitimacy has expired, and Russia will proceed from this fact, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.
"Of course, we are aware that the legitimacy of the current head of state [of Ukraine] has ended," Putin said at a press conference in Minsk on Friday after talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
Putin recommended anyone looking for answers regarding Zelensky's legal status to look to the Ukrainian Constitution - which does not authorize the artificial extension of his presidential term under the pretext of martial law.
Lukashenko echoed Putin's assessment, saying that "there is no legal integrity, and cannot be any legal integrity" on this question.
"All the same, I believe that neither the current president nor the future one can resolve the big issues facing the state of Ukraine and the people of Ukraine. These issues will not be resolved by presidents. You know who will decide them. A lot has already been decided overseas, and what hasn't, will be decided later," Lukashenko said.
The Belarusian president added that there were plenty of people in Ukraine, both in the military and among civilians, who would like to lead the country, and "in a new way, [either] toward war or against war."
A defiant Zelensky has rejected questions on his legitimacy from his critics in Ukraine, and from Kiev's Western 'partners'. "My five-year term is not over yet. It is continuing due to martial law," Zelensky told Reuters on Tuesday.
Ukrainian parliament speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk warned Wednesday that Kiev would consider anyone who doubts Zelensky's legitimacy "enemies of Ukraine" and "political bottom-feeders."
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Russian colonists living in other countries are an existential threat to those countries. Just ask Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova about that.
Oh, and how lovely of you to defend the Russians. I’m sure they appreciate your loyal support.
AH so families who’ve lived somewhere a long time are Colonists?
Taking a page from ole mucus “Tell Hawaii..”
“.. utterly unjustified invasion? Please.”
Yes, Please, will you pull your head out for the first time, PLEASE?
Bottom line, if they want to be Russians then they can do it in Russia.
People can’t vote their way out of zeepers path. That’s great. How many more sons, fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers have to die before they are allowed to vote for “change”?
What if Hawaiians want to get everyone else off Hawaii?
And how about Hyphenated Americans?
You’re not seeing the issues with what you’re espousing?
What’s interesting is when I was growing up we had a lot of expatriate Russians at my high school and in the neighborhood. Good hardworking people and every last one of them I knew was immensely proud of being American citizens.
Maybe not so much the kids, but the parents who had come over from Russia.
The Russians who moved to Latvia to become Latvians are likewise doing just fine.
It’s the Russians who go to a country to try to “Russify” it who are the problem. They’re no different than the Muslims who colonize other countries as opposed to integrating into them.
They can take their love of Putin and go back to Russia. Any country fool enough to let them establish a beachhead deserves what happens next.
Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, Finland...they’re not fools when it comes to dealing with toxic Russians.
What’s interesting is you blatantly and blithely are espousing displacing people simply because you hate them.
And see nothing wrong with it.
Who’s displacing whom? Do you know that the Crimea and much pf the Don valley were once predominantly Cossacks? Do you care?
You read the thread and you ask that?
Are you serious or just trolling.
Yes, I did, and yes, I am.
So you failed to comprehend what was said.
Good copy.
No, she's espousing deporting people who hate the nations they've moved in on. As WE should do with moslems, for example. Doing anything else is national suicide, especially around Russia and Russians.
If that mental gymnastic helps you feel good about what it is, fine.
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