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Well, I’m waiting for the video on the main channel, I’m extremely interested in what you have to say. I hope we will be closer to objectivity, because the word fascism loses any meaning.
There are currently about 8.1bn living humans. Of those, the individual who has devoted more effort than any other toward the goal of depriving Russians, Ukrainians -- and (if he has his way) everyone else too -- of the chance to benefit from living under relative democracy is now complaining that he has encountered a deficiency of democratic legitimacy within Ukraine.
What, you mean because he himself has "won" five rigged elections, he had to change the constitution to overcome term limits, and he's murdered all of his potential rivals over the last quarter century?
It's almost as if he would rather have the world believe he can't read the plain language of the Ukrainian Constitution or understand it. But of course to admit that Ukraine has a Constitution would be to admit that it IS a sovereign state. Rock meet hard place.
What ever people can say about him. He believes in his country, he could have decided to run, but he stayed. Tsar Adolf Putin has been how often at the front line ? Is Zelensky the ideal president in certain ways, perhaps not. But I find him the true leader compared to Putin. Look Zelensky could have take the offer from the US to get "a ride". And nobody thought that Ukraine could stand up to Ukraine and here we are!
Every time Putin lies about Ukraine, I donate more money to Ukraine's defense. "Russia lies about everything" is the best starting point for assessing the validity of anything they say.
We're having a very hot May here in Oslo Norway. After very cold April. An entire months average rain in one day. Stuff like that. Best, most descriptive term I've seen so far is Global weirding.
Judging by this week's changing of policies towards the regime in Moscow concerning the western weapons hitting military strategic positions over the border from the Ukrainian side means Putin no longer is able to influence the West. It's finished.
It’s so ironic that Putin, having extensively cheated in his own elections, calls Zelensky “illegitimate” even when he got voted for in areas now occupied by Russia 😂
Oh, that's rich. There are very few people in the world who are less legitimate as leaders than that thief. On that note, I recently met a smart, kind, young Ukrainian woman that happens to study in Canada. Her family is in Ukraine and part of it in Dombas. In no uncertain terms, she has an immeasurable disgust for that Russian thing. And she is by no means an exception.
Projection... Freud was right in so many ways. Were talking too much about Jung, Freud is not discussed as much anymore despite him beeing much more structured. My question would be did Freud read Nietzsche bevore "inventing" Psychoanalysis, or did he just copy and extend wht he got from Nietzsche?
Watching this after hearing the news about Trump's conviction in NY tonight. I would love to hear your thoughts on this development as a political philosopher. Thank you for all your hard work Vlad 🙏
Diana Panchenko is workshopping the "Zelensky isn't legitimate" argument on Twitter as we speak. I wonder who she's coordinating this with and to what aim
@jjreddick377 a pro-Russian "journalist" and ideological successor to Viktor Medvedchuk, Putin's favorite corrupt Ukrainian oligarch who funded Russian spies in the government and media, and went to Russia in exchange for dozens of Ukrainian POWs being returned safely to Ukraine. Panchenko is an unofficial Kremlin mouthpiece
Here in the US we are always knee deep in trump lies and this putin stunt you describe sounds like something trump would say. Thanks for your posts. I look forward to your perspective.
That's kind of rich coming from someone who's in flagrant violation of his own country's constitutional prohibition against anyone serving more than two terms as president. BTW, really like the sweater, or "jumper" as I guess you'd call it.
Much as I *loathe* saying anything positive-ish about Vladimir Putin, he’s not *actually* in violation. The wording was no more than two *continuous* terms… and then he changed the constitution after the Medvedev Shuffle so that he’d never have to go through the indignity of pretending to not be in charge ever again.
Article 108 of the Ukrainian constitution is stressing that “The President of Ukraine shall exercise his powers until the assumption of office by the newly elected President of Ukraine.” I think it clear.
From some random website, "Bush telling the Danish premier in 2006 that Putin was "not well-informed. It's like arguing with an eighth-grader with his facts wrong.""
The united response from all Ukraine allies must be " NO Negotiations with Putin, NO negoitations with a war criminal, WE seek only Truth negoitations for Peace"
A fascist government without a fascist population. And a need for that to change. I thinkt that merits a Stephen Fry qoute: "That surely is a thought to take out for a cream tea on a rainy Sunday afternoon"(a bit of Fry and Laurie). Thanks. I'm not english, so there'll be no cream tea, but that was a useful piece to my puzzle project of understanding Russia.
Can anyone give me details about WHY Putin would lose power if he stops/loses (or even wins) the war? Google only keeps on bringing up people regurgitating about him losing power but never ever ever go into any details why what's so ever. I can't think of any legitimate way continuing the war keeps him in power yet stopping it he would lose power. What process would be started and by who? What would they do?
'Fasc/st regime with fasc/ist society' is a good way to describe russia today. And the reason is in my opinion the inability to convert russians into selfless warrior ants as the fasc/sts and national soc/alists could do. You need a charismatic firebrand preacher politician for that, and neither Putin nor any of his apparatchiks are capable of that - which is another fortunate case for us. Solovyov has some skills in that direction, but he and his propaganda don't seem to have the same prominent role Goebb/s had had under H/tlers regime 90 years ago.
My own two cents on the idea of fascism: its definition is often overly complicated to insulate the definer from fitting the definition.Definitions are too often a partisan and not a scholarly attempt, even among scholars. For me, for what it is worth, there is a very simple definition: My way or the highway; and if you take the highway, I'll get ugly on your arse.
Notice that he had been saying that "Kyiv regime" is illegitimate already for 10 years now. So what is now sayin illegitimate? Putin is not legitimate. By the way he has not reviewed the Rus law which also says no elections are done if martial law is introduced. Ukraine has such law for 10 yearals.
This amendment to the constitution was made after the 2014 coup d’etat; also, amendments to the constitution must be agreed upon with the people in a referendum, which was not done.
I recently saw a couple videos that Putin subscribes to Color Revolution Theory. What do you think about that? Lazerpig lays it out pretty well. I don't know how I feel about it yet.
What do you mean “subscribe to colour revolution theory”? Do you mean that he believes that in various countries there are major protests that identify a colour as their symbol and then have western leaders support them? Those historical things that have happened? Why do you have to subscribe to a theory about it?
@@renstein8210The theory, more specifically, is that a these protests are never organic & are in fact deliberately organised by bodies within the US political system (CIA, Deep State, it changes depending on who’s saying it). It’s a conspiracy theory with the (likely unintentional) aim of completely eliminating political agency
💛💙💜💙💛 Lindsey Graham was in Ukraine last fall laying the seeds for Putin to call President Zelensky not a "legitimate" elected president. Everyone should have seen this coming 🤨
One could apply so much whataboutism to anything Putin says, and Zeleksny was democratically elected, so I fail to see how overall this is a valid talking point. I think it is fair to recognise that Zelensky may, indeed does, exhibit some autocratic tendencies but given the situation Ukraine is in, his legitimacy can't really be brought into question until after the war. To my kind Putin calling Zelensky illegitimate is very close to projection.
Close, but not quite. Zelensky does not display “autocratic tendencies”. Everything he does is within the bounds of Ukrainian law. You can call leadership autocratic all you want. That doesn’t give it even a whiff of truth.
Well with martial law enacted, which is fully legitimate in Ukraines situation, the main thing is that the state apparatus and army is holding together. Democracy is really intended for peacetime - not to be a hindrance during what is in effect an emergency.
Very close to projection? Putin made sure any opposition to him was either dead or disqualified. I believe the communist "opposition standing ,when asked if he was going to campaign against Putin, replied "Are you joking.?"
The problem is not whether Zelensky is legitimate or not. The problem is that when a peace treaty is concluded, both sides can then refer to the illegitimacy of these treaties. This is a big problem, but there is still a long way to go and I hope this will not be used as a casus belli.
Honestly when one of the parties is Russia even the legitimacy of the treaty does not matter. We've seen more than once, more than twice that Russia can ignore any agreement if it pleases so. No excuses are required. As for other countries that may judge the legitimacy of the potential peace treaty, I think they may deem it legitimate, if not to wrap things up then because technically Zelensky remains legitimate during wartime under the law. The election as of now may not be possible, not just because some people may not be able to vote (this problem can actually be solved via the system of electronic elections that Zelensky wanted to adopt) but because the election process itself requires time. This may create a situation where the country may not have a functional head of the state for a while. Not to mention the political tensions between parties involved in the election process. This is the time of vulnerability which Russia will gladly exploit, just like back in 2014. The fact that we even have this conversation signals Putin's desire to cause destabilisation. As I recall, Ukrainians were discussing the election problem last year. Some individuals even expressed their willingness to participate in the election as potential candidates, including the infamous adviser Arestovich and Zelensky's wife. Back then it was already established that the election is unlikely to be held due to war, and the public kinda agreed. The corresponding articles of the Constitution were cited (I do not remember which number though). People did not like the fact that they were stuck with one dude but did not particularly hate it either, as Putin's action disturbed them more. This was the impression I've got. So, I don't know what Putin will accomplish by spreading this narrative. He's kinda late
@@tinnasell4161 For example, what agreements did Russia violate? You cannot remember, because there are no such articles in the constitution. Zelensky’s wife and Arrestovich are not the opposition. In principle, there is no opposition in Ukraine now. Zaluzhny, who was gaining popularity, was fired and sent as ambassador to Britain (if I remember correctly). Was there any point in discussing the elections last year? If they are this year. Well, Putin is not too late. I have already said that in the 20th, according to the constitution, Zelensky was supposed to resign. I myself don’t see the point in elections in Ukraine, but this narrative will work. It is not for you, it is for Ukrainians. Zelensky’s real ratings are not high and it’s only a matter of time. P.S. I didn't notice that you are from Ukraine. Westerners usually answer. Only sympathy for you and a speedy end to the conflict. You don’t have to answer; our opinions will most likely differ greatly.
@@tinnasell4161 I don’t argue with Ukrainians on the Internet, although much of what you said is easy to refute. I wish you safety and not to die accidentally in this conflict.
@@EvgeniyYakushev-m2u I'm not making a claim, nor I wrote this to argue. Simply expressed an opinion. Any thoughts regarding the matter are welcomed. In fact, I was hoping you would write smth, as my knowledge is limited to what I've wrote.
@@EvgeniyYakushev-m2u I agree on many points with you. Zelensky's wife and Arestovich are not the opposition, it is true. They are basically Zelensky's people and their participation in the election will show his unwillingness to give up power. I've only mentioned them as an example of talks being conducted. My personal impression is that Zelensky is obsessed with image, and uses this war as a leverage in maintaining power. For this reason, I'm sceptical of an election being held. Zelensky is a year ahead in making propaganda regarding his legitimacy, and honestly, I don't know if I want risking destabilisation as of now. On the other hand, I would gladly pick someone else. The opposition still exists, though not active and partly swept to the side of the road. I guess whether or not he resigns depends on whether an active candidate emerges to replace him. Thanks for you kind words. These two years were so stressful and the potential election only adds to that.
Hallo Vlad , Putin wants peace and Zelensky has any excuse to non-negotiate Putin has the right to defend Russia if NATO is involved mohr Zelensky is dangerous for Europe Greetings from Austria ciao Mario
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Well, I’m waiting for the video on the main channel, I’m extremely interested in what you have to say. I hope we will be closer to objectivity, because the word fascism loses any meaning.
Putin calling anyone illegitimate is the ultimate irony.
Much like Trump calling Biden a fascist. Every accusation is a confession.
There are currently about 8.1bn living humans. Of those, the individual who has devoted more effort than any other toward the goal of depriving Russians, Ukrainians -- and (if he has his way) everyone else too -- of the chance to benefit from living under relative democracy is now complaining that he has encountered a deficiency of democratic legitimacy within Ukraine.
What, you mean because he himself has "won" five rigged elections, he had to change the constitution to overcome term limits, and he's murdered all of his potential rivals over the last quarter century?
What he says is always the truth...
for the russian population
Sadly, putinskya isn't doing it ironically
Criminals often accuse others of what they are guilty of. It's a way of reasoning away their guilt.
Proves that are aware of their crime.
Yeah they often tell on themselves that way, projection as a concept is real interesting - deepdive into the human mind
Yes, also see Trump...
@@crazydaze27 bull crap. Democratic corruption.
They do it all the time
It's almost as if he would rather have the world believe he can't read the plain language of the Ukrainian Constitution or understand it. But of course to admit that Ukraine has a Constitution would be to admit that it IS a sovereign state. Rock meet hard place.
He's spreading a talking point, one that's been spread for a while already, even before the elections were postponed.
Putin is a fascist conservative. Worldwide, they know their supporters are ignorant and gullible.
@@benoithudson7235 But I think there is a certain desperation in him trying to do that in this way.
For Putin, more like lump of fat meet frying pan. The burner has been on low.
I've personally heard people in my life call Zelensky a dictator.... I don't know what's happening anymore when people believe things like this
What ever people can say about him. He believes in his country, he could have decided to run, but he stayed. Tsar Adolf Putin has been how often at the front line ? Is Zelensky the ideal president in certain ways, perhaps not. But I find him the true leader compared to Putin. Look Zelensky could have take the offer from the US to get "a ride". And nobody thought that Ukraine could stand up to Ukraine and here we are!
They are so stupid I don't understand how they manage to breathe without assistance.
That's effective russian propaganda.
Meanwhile the Russian population is so brainwashed they think they are fighting for their country and not this clowns life
My experience is on the other end of the spectrum: he's a stupid, useless puppet of the west. Nice, eh?
Every time Putin lies about Ukraine, I donate more money to Ukraine's defense. "Russia lies about everything" is the best starting point for assessing the validity of anything they say.
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You should realise that your money is going into a black hole, Ukraine is super corrupt even more so than Russia
I see the russian leadership as a gang of 1.Liars, 2.Thieves and 3.Murderers - in that sequence, with that priorities.
You must be donating almost every day! Good for you.
You must have an infinite bank account then
English summer sweater. I have two sweaters on today.
Ha ha!!
Meanwhile, I'm riding out the second week of a heat wave here in the Subarctic. It feels relentless because it doesn't get dark this time of year.
We're having a very hot May here in Oslo Norway. After very cold April. An entire months average rain in one day. Stuff like that.
Best, most descriptive term I've seen so far is Global weirding.
This year is on record to being the hottest ever. Not in the UK though because the British are cursed.
Funny that someone illegal in power talks about other ones to be illegal a classic case of projection
“What’s going on there” is that Putin is a nutcase! 😂😂😂
Enjoy Putin's comments, while you can. I don't think he has long left.
Please be right!
Judging by this week's changing of policies towards the regime in Moscow concerning the western weapons hitting military strategic positions over the border from the Ukrainian side means Putin no longer is able to influence the West.
It's finished.
Putin’s dacha in Altai has just been burnt down to ground ... perhaps the natives are getting restless.
It’s so ironic that Putin, having extensively cheated in his own elections, calls Zelensky “illegitimate” even when he got voted for in areas now occupied by Russia 😂
Oh, that's rich. There are very few people in the world who are less legitimate as leaders than that thief. On that note, I recently met a smart, kind, young Ukrainian woman that happens to study in Canada. Her family is in Ukraine and part of it in Dombas. In no uncertain terms, she has an immeasurable disgust for that Russian thing. And she is by no means an exception.
Yes it is very funny. Putler calling Zelensky illegitimate. That most be joke of today. Is there any more illegitimate than Putler??? Just asking.LOL
Putin calling Zelensky illegitimate just as Trump calls the elections and Biden illegitimate. Ain't it cute
… says somebody who selects who can and can’t run “against” him in the “elections”. What was it Joseph Goebbels said about accusing others of? ;-)
Projection... Freud was right in so many ways. Were talking too much about Jung, Freud is not discussed as much anymore despite him beeing much more structured. My question would be did Freud read Nietzsche bevore "inventing" Psychoanalysis, or did he just copy and extend wht he got from Nietzsche?
Putin is impotent....
He keeps firing blanks...
Nice to always see you Vlad
Watching this after hearing the news about Trump's conviction in NY tonight. I would love to hear your thoughts on this development as a political philosopher. Thank you for all your hard work Vlad 🙏
The classic "no u" defense, smart move Putin.
Diana Panchenko is workshopping the "Zelensky isn't legitimate" argument on Twitter as we speak. I wonder who she's coordinating this with and to what aim
Who is Diana pochenko
@jjreddick377 a pro-Russian "journalist" and ideological successor to Viktor Medvedchuk, Putin's favorite corrupt Ukrainian oligarch who funded Russian spies in the government and media, and went to Russia in exchange for dozens of Ukrainian POWs being returned safely to Ukraine. Panchenko is an unofficial Kremlin mouthpiece
@@jjreddick377 a Ukranian pro-Russian journalist
it's funny where she made a poll on whether you consider Zelensky the legitimate president of Ukraine. Right now it's 93 to 7 percent legitimate. LOL.
Putin sure is fond of projecting.
Here in the US we are always knee deep in trump lies and this putin stunt you describe sounds like something trump would say.
Thanks for your posts. I look forward to your perspective.
Oh the irony.
11th! Nice sweater 👌
Khhhh thank you
Pot. “Hey Kettle, you’re black!” Mic drop.
and the kettle isn't even black, in that case...
@@PedroFerreira-ze5yp I know, right? Dumbest mic drop ever.
Putin talking about legitimacy is political gaslighting of the highest order.
Vlad, your fashion choice is very suspect....I have the same sweater!
I love you Vlad. Wish you all the best. Your talks are so often valuable and interesting
That's kind of rich coming from someone who's in flagrant violation of his own country's constitutional prohibition against anyone serving more than two terms as president.
BTW, really like the sweater, or "jumper" as I guess you'd call it.
Much as I *loathe* saying anything positive-ish about Vladimir Putin, he’s not *actually* in violation. The wording was no more than two *continuous* terms… and then he changed the constitution after the Medvedev Shuffle so that he’d never have to go through the indignity of pretending to not be in charge ever again.
We're already in >30C weather here 😅 stay warm
Xerxes is whipping the sea again?
If anyone know about that subject its putler😂
Why is Putin still alive? What are we doing wrong?
A very good question 👍
In short, national media control combined with crippling nihilism amongst the Russian society
Thanks Vlad. ❤
Great sweater ( jumper ), Vlad!
Thanks
ncie sweater
Article 108 of the Ukrainian constitution is stressing that “The President of Ukraine shall exercise his powers until the assumption of office by the newly elected President of Ukraine.” I think it clear.
From some random website, "Bush telling the Danish premier in 2006 that Putin was "not well-informed. It's like arguing with an eighth-grader with his facts wrong.""
The united response from all Ukraine allies must be " NO Negotiations with Putin, NO negoitations with a war criminal, WE seek only Truth negoitations for Peace"
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A fascist government without a fascist population. And a need for that to change.
I thinkt that merits a Stephen Fry qoute: "That surely is a thought to take out for a cream tea on a rainy Sunday afternoon"(a bit of Fry and Laurie).
Thanks. I'm not english, so there'll be no cream tea, but that was a useful piece to my puzzle project of understanding Russia.
Can anyone give me details about WHY Putin would lose power if he stops/loses (or even wins) the war? Google only keeps on bringing up people regurgitating about him losing power but never ever ever go into any details why what's so ever. I can't think of any legitimate way continuing the war keeps him in power yet stopping it he would lose power. What process would be started and by who? What would they do?
'Fasc/st regime with fasc/ist society' is a good way to describe russia today. And the reason is in my opinion the inability to convert russians into selfless warrior ants as the fasc/sts and national soc/alists could do. You need a charismatic firebrand preacher politician for that, and neither Putin nor any of his apparatchiks are capable of that - which is another fortunate case for us. Solovyov has some skills in that direction, but he and his propaganda don't seem to have the same prominent role Goebb/s had had under H/tlers regime 90 years ago.
My own two cents on the idea of fascism: its definition is often overly complicated to insulate the definer from fitting the definition.Definitions are too often a partisan and not a scholarly attempt, even among scholars. For me, for what it is worth, there is a very simple definition: My way or the highway; and if you take the highway, I'll get ugly on your arse.
Notice that he had been saying that "Kyiv regime" is illegitimate already for 10 years now. So what is now sayin illegitimate?
Putin is not legitimate. By the way he has not reviewed the Rus law which also says no elections are done if martial law is introduced. Ukraine has such law for 10 yearals.
This amendment to the constitution was made after the 2014 coup d’etat; also, amendments to the constitution must be agreed upon with the people in a referendum, which was not done.
@@OniksRCoup is Z naZi talk.
@@jasft9746 Didn't understand, what the Nazis and the coup have to do with it.
@@OniksR not a coup but an organized attack with foreign (russian) assets involved which was staged as a coup and framed as such in media
Pot calling kettle black
Except Zelensky isn't a kettle. The Ukrainian constitution forbids elections while under martial law. Zelensky is legitimate.
@@SteveWithersDoes Zelenskyy support Israel ?.
They are using hired private services for military now? And they are using the meta verse and video games, and remote viewing as their means to fight?
he did what??! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
According to the Ukrainian constitution, Zelensky’s term ended May 21, 2024-this is absolutely irrefutable
So?
Thank you, Vlad. 👍
I don't think Putin will be able to mobilize the population at this point.
trump guilty on all counts
I recently saw a couple videos that Putin subscribes to Color Revolution Theory. What do you think about that?
Lazerpig lays it out pretty well. I don't know how I feel about it yet.
What do you mean “subscribe to colour revolution theory”? Do you mean that he believes that in various countries there are major protests that identify a colour as their symbol and then have western leaders support them? Those historical things that have happened? Why do you have to subscribe to a theory about it?
@@renstein8210The theory, more specifically, is that a these protests are never organic & are in fact deliberately organised by bodies within the US political system (CIA, Deep State, it changes depending on who’s saying it). It’s a conspiracy theory with the (likely unintentional) aim of completely eliminating political agency
I don't listen Putin.
5:09
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A jumper, Vlad, a jumper. Shitty British summertime. Too warm for heating to clod for short sleeves.
More post-modern Russia propaganda! Can't wait for both main channel videos!
Thanks Vlad❤So interesting to hear your thoughts.
💛💙💜💙💛 Lindsey Graham was in Ukraine last fall laying the seeds for Putin to call President Zelensky not a "legitimate" elected president. Everyone should have seen this coming 🤨
Lynnzee is a slime ball.
Dear Vlad, you are really rambling today. Not your best form, which can be great.
I've seen better comments from you. Are you well?
Who is this Puttin guy again?
Press red button?
C. Bechstein?
A sweater at the end of May…ouch
One could apply so much whataboutism to anything Putin says, and Zeleksny was democratically elected, so I fail to see how overall this is a valid talking point. I think it is fair to recognise that Zelensky may, indeed does, exhibit some autocratic tendencies but given the situation Ukraine is in, his legitimacy can't really be brought into question until after the war. To my kind Putin calling Zelensky illegitimate is very close to projection.
Close, but not quite. Zelensky does not display “autocratic tendencies”. Everything he does is within the bounds of Ukrainian law. You can call leadership autocratic all you want. That doesn’t give it even a whiff of truth.
It _is_ a projection. Putin is illegitimate, due to the fact, that having a third consecutive term is against constitution in Russia
Well with martial law enacted, which is fully legitimate in Ukraines situation, the main thing is that the state apparatus and army is holding together. Democracy is really intended for peacetime - not to be a hindrance during what is in effect an emergency.
Very close to projection? Putin made sure any opposition to him was either dead or disqualified. I believe the communist "opposition standing ,when asked if he was going to campaign against Putin, replied "Are you joking.?"
@@blazunlimited There is nothing in the Ukrainian constitution about extending his term. Also, the situation with mobilization is quite grim.
Funny how it's the same word that Clinton used to use to describe Trump ......
Funny how Putin still had to rig his election even after murdering his political opponents.
I haven’t watched the video yet, I don’t have time, but I just came to say, “I told you.”
Your mod is on a rampage deleting comments. Not surprised given who and what you support.
Its not lookinh too good vlad . Get out while you still can. Ukraine is finished .
Why did they put you in a straitjacket? 😅
The problem is not whether Zelensky is legitimate or not. The problem is that when a peace treaty is concluded, both sides can then refer to the illegitimacy of these treaties. This is a big problem, but there is still a long way to go and I hope this will not be used as a casus belli.
Honestly when one of the parties is Russia even the legitimacy of the treaty does not matter. We've seen more than once, more than twice that Russia can ignore any agreement if it pleases so. No excuses are required. As for other countries that may judge the legitimacy of the potential peace treaty, I think they may deem it legitimate, if not to wrap things up then because technically Zelensky remains legitimate during wartime under the law.
The election as of now may not be possible, not just because some people may not be able to vote (this problem can actually be solved via the system of electronic elections that Zelensky wanted to adopt) but because the election process itself requires time. This may create a situation where the country may not have a functional head of the state for a while. Not to mention the political tensions between parties involved in the election process. This is the time of vulnerability which Russia will gladly exploit, just like back in 2014. The fact that we even have this conversation signals Putin's desire to cause destabilisation.
As I recall, Ukrainians were discussing the election problem last year. Some individuals even expressed their willingness to participate in the election as potential candidates, including the infamous adviser Arestovich and Zelensky's wife. Back then it was already established that the election is unlikely to be held due to war, and the public kinda agreed. The corresponding articles of the Constitution were cited (I do not remember which number though). People did not like the fact that they were stuck with one dude but did not particularly hate it either, as Putin's action disturbed them more. This was the impression I've got. So, I don't know what Putin will accomplish by spreading this narrative. He's kinda late
@@tinnasell4161 For example, what agreements did Russia violate?
You cannot remember, because there are no such articles in the constitution. Zelensky’s wife and Arrestovich are not the opposition. In principle, there is no opposition in Ukraine now. Zaluzhny, who was gaining popularity, was fired and sent as ambassador to Britain (if I remember correctly).
Was there any point in discussing the elections last year? If they are this year. Well, Putin is not too late. I have already said that in the 20th, according to the constitution, Zelensky was supposed to resign.
I myself don’t see the point in elections in Ukraine, but this narrative will work. It is not for you, it is for Ukrainians. Zelensky’s real ratings are not high and it’s only a matter of time.
P.S. I didn't notice that you are from Ukraine. Westerners usually answer. Only sympathy for you and a speedy end to the conflict. You don’t have to answer; our opinions will most likely differ greatly.
@@tinnasell4161 I don’t argue with Ukrainians on the Internet, although much of what you said is easy to refute. I wish you safety and not to die accidentally in this conflict.
@@EvgeniyYakushev-m2u I'm not making a claim, nor I wrote this to argue. Simply expressed an opinion. Any thoughts regarding the matter are welcomed. In fact, I was hoping you would write smth, as my knowledge is limited to what I've wrote.
@@EvgeniyYakushev-m2u I agree on many points with you. Zelensky's wife and Arestovich are not the opposition, it is true. They are basically Zelensky's people and their participation in the election will show his unwillingness to give up power. I've only mentioned them as an example of talks being conducted. My personal impression is that Zelensky is obsessed with image, and uses this war as a leverage in maintaining power. For this reason, I'm sceptical of an election being held. Zelensky is a year ahead in making propaganda regarding his legitimacy, and honestly, I don't know if I want risking destabilisation as of now. On the other hand, I would gladly pick someone else. The opposition still exists, though not active and partly swept to the side of the road. I guess whether or not he resigns depends on whether an active candidate emerges to replace him.
Thanks for you kind words. These two years were so stressful and the potential election only adds to that.
No Vlad, the REAL question is, was Putin right, or wrong when he said it?
Your black and white world must be an interesting place.
@Eddie36144
Enlighten us then, oh great and wise one!! What is the answer the answer that I see?
@@Eddie36144This is a legal question. It can be adjudicated via legal principles. So, yes, one can say there is an answer to this question.
So, there will be no peace in Ukraine 😁
Good🤓
For Russia? No
@@YBM2007 I hope so. I was afraid that Ukraine would surrender in 2022 just like it did in Crimea in 2014😅
He is right though, Zelensky does takes his orders from the west
Hallo Vlad , Putin wants peace and Zelensky has any excuse to non-negotiate
Putin has the right to defend Russia if NATO is involved mohr
Zelensky is dangerous for Europe
Greetings from Austria ciao Mario
He is.
What's wrong? Didn't Zelensky get 87% of the vote then 😂
He got voted even inareas now occupied by Russia. What’s wrong is that Russiais there, and not in their own home
Calling Zelensky illegitimate makes it harder to call Putin illegitimate🤷🏻♂️
putin’s what we call a nonce