You don't though. You have zero knowledge about Zelensky beyond some high-level english language news articles. You don't even speak Ukrainian. You've never lived in Ukraine.
You are acting in bad faith. Contrarianism for contrarianism's sake. You are harming the Palestinian cause with your attitude. That's why I said you don't actually care and you're just doing this for theatrics.
Yeah, the multiple loyalties thing is complete BS.
If that was the case Zelensky would have evacuated to Lviv as per American recommendations. He is clearly not a person to give up.
And I didn't even vote for him in 2019 (wasn't a big fan of his opponent, but there were other issues at play).
This is complete speculation on my part, but I think there is a internal component to Trump's actions.
There was that US comedy show that portrayed Trump as a toddler who was sent to the child's table by his former adviser. Trump then fired the adviser.
I am just pointing out that you have no clue what you are talking about.
Your polemics don't really make any sense (if you actually follow official gov relationships between Ukraine and Israel) and you don't even understand the basics of Ukrainian attitudes towards Israel/Palestine.
So why the fuck are you talking about this with such fake confidence?
I believe he made a statement about converting to Orthodox Christianity. I personally think this was a political move.
To be honest, I don't think he believes in the religious polemics of Judaism or Ukrainian Orthodox Christianity.
I am talking about the detailed religious polemics. Theological axioms. I am an atheist, but I support the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, smaller (pro-Ukrainian) Christian denominations and Crimean Tartar muslim organizations. I would even go as far as saying the government should support them with tax money.
It has. In my family we celebrate Christmas as a secular family event. But we now meet up on the December 25th not on Jan 7th.
I am just pointing out that you have a sophomoric if not outright childish attitude in this thread.
You're basically LARPing. If anything the Ukrainian government (privately) has a more negative attitude towards Israel than the public at large (and even with respect to the Ukrainian public, there arguably has been a change over time).
You don't speak Ukrainian, you've never lived in Ukraine. You have no understanding of Ukrainian attitudes around what's going in Israel/Palestine.
And to be honest, it is reasonable to assume you don't really care about the plight of the Palestinians. It's mostly a theatrical thing for you.
The irony of your approach throughout this thread is that the Palestinians support russian genocidal imperialism.
I say this as a Ukrainian who leans towards the Palestinian side.
VOA is a better source than most private news agencies in the US, even though it is a government service.
That's not true. The beginning of the invasion of Ukraine started with the annexation of Crimea in 2014. This was supported by 84% of the population (consistent across 7 years of polling 2014 to 2021). Even with list experiments to account for preference falsification, the support number largely stays the same at 80%.
And support for the full scale invasion was at 65% in 2022 even with preference falsification adjustments.
And then there is the matter of the russian population: 1. electing a KGB goon in 2000 (considered largely free and fair) 2. Reelecting the KGB goon after he shut down mass market independent media (also free and fair) 3. Supporting the comical Medvedev seat warming plan in 2008 4. Electing putin as leader for life in 2012.
Don't get me wrong, I agree you that Western support has been very weak (if funding is an issue, there was 550 billion in russian assets) and failed to effectively challenge russia.
It's not just putin though, it is at the very least a strong majority of russian population who are supporters of genocidal imperialism.
And this holds true across every demographic segement (age, income, rural vs. urban, education).
His statement is not aimed at putin or the russians.
If anything it is aimed at "not all russians" types in the west.