Trying to get rid of Zelensky now is russian propaganda when only a small part of the country are able to vote. It would strip the democratic rights away from those living in captured territory.
Everyone on .ml is a tankie. Everyone on .world is a fascist. Lemmy loves its serverism, unfortunately.
People can’t comprehend that different people can have different opinions, apparently. There needs to be an easier explanation for it such as “tankie” or “fascist”. “Idiot/ignorant” is a much more believable explanation,.imo
Under the Ukrainian constitution, they cannot hold an election while martial law is under effect. Much of the population (a majority?) is either displaced or in an occupied territory.
Isn’t their government currently illegitimate because they refused to hold elections?
Fact is, if Russia wanted to overthrow Zelensky they would’ve done it by now. The problem isn’t Zelensky, but the entire notion of Ukrainian independence from Russia. Until Russia can comprehensively beat that idea out of the Ukrainian ethos, this war will not end.
See also: US-Cuba, China-Taiwan, and historically US-South America under the Monroe Doctrine.
Note that this idea isn’t about domestic sovereignty insomuch as it is about who your allies can be. If Ukraine were independent but in CSTO or even in BRICS, there would be no issues. Similarly, if Cuba were to be a US ally instead, sanctions would be dropped and it would be welcomed with open arms.
How is it a fact that Russia would have done it by now if they wanted it? You think thenparatroopers they landed into Kiev were there for the scenery? That Russia truly wanted to rid themselves of billions upon billions in equipment and half a million of their population?
“If Russia wanted to do X they would have done so already”
Sure, sure, any day now.
The mighty russian golf cart army will tAkE aLL of Ukraine if they Want to, but they prefer to die in the trenches. And install a puppet gov that makes them win the war? Naah vatnik still prefer to die in trench.
the entire notion of Ukrainian independence from Russia. Until Russia can comprehensively beat that idea out of the Ukrainian ethos, this war will not end.
Now to be clear, you’re not of course advocating that Russia do that therefore violating a peoples self determination, right?
The Ukrainian people are out there fighting tooth and nail to survive the Russian onslaught, yet you're in your armchair acting like they should just give up because Russia wants them to.
The Ukrainian people are out there fighting tooth and nail to make money for the American MIC, yet you’re in your armchair acting like they should not have peace because western powers don’t want them to.
The only one preventing Ukraine from having peace is Imperialist Russia invading them.
Pootin can end the war any second by retreating troops out of the lands that are not Russian, but they don’t because Pootin is an imperialist warmonger, hell bend on restoring the USSR. Even if it means destroying Russia and surrounding countries in the process.
There would never have been any invasion if it wasn’t for genocidal USA’s warmongering via NATO, the world’s most aggressive and murderous military alliance.
In fact, following America’s Nazi coup, the Ukrainian Rada voted to reject the illegal ousting of Yanukovic. The US ignored this and put their puppet in power anyway.