Ukraine has warned its allies that Russia is manufacturing a propaganda campaign aimed at undermining faith in Zelensky’s position both in Ukraine and in the Western countries that support him.
Russia, which is waging a war of aggression, has used the postponement of the Ukrainian elections and the president as a propaganda weapon to Volodymyr Zelensky continuing in office.
– I believe Zelensky’s fate is sealed, and many in Ukraine will soon question his legitimacy, said the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov to the media at the end of April, the Russian government Tassin news agency by.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin was elected for a further term in the presidential elections in March. Elections were also held in the territories occupied by Ukraine. Russian elections are seen as a show, but thanks to fake elections, Russia can pretend to be more democratic than Ukraine in its propaganda.
– The situation oozes the darkest irony. The regular change of power was one of the achievements of Ukrainian democracy, which set it apart from most other post-Soviet countries, especially Russia and Belarus, the researcher writes. Konstantin Skorkin think tank Carnegie on the pages.
Ukraine has warned its allies that Russia is manufacturing a propaganda campaign aimed at undermining faith in Zelensky’s position both in Ukraine and in the Western countries that support him. The Ukrainian online media reports on the matter The Kyiv Independent.
The Speaker of the Parliament has been proposed as a replacement
Opponents of Zelensky have argued that the speaker of the parliament should become acting president. The current Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament and Zelenskyi’s party mate Ruslan Stefanchuk has assured that Zelenskyi will continue in his position until the election of the next president.
However, the dividing lines in the parliament have deepened and the speaker may still change if Zelensky’s opponents get their way, writes researcher Skorkin on Carnegie’s website.
The final word on Zelenskyi’s position could be given by the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, but so far the matter has not come up for consideration. The court is currently suffering from understaffing, in addition to which there are attempts to completely reform it.