DISINFO: Zelenskyy and his acolytes are not interested in peace because war is a way to enrich themselves

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DISINFO: Zelenskyy and his acolytes are not interested in peace because war is a way to enrich themselves

SUMMARY

In Ukrainian society, people realise that war is nothing more than a way of enriching the political elite and, therefore, neither Zelenskyy nor his acolytes are interested in peace. Zelenskyy switches to a “pacifist rhetoric”, but only internally, because externally he still has to beg for money from the West; money that does nothing but fuel corruption and scandals.

RESPONSE

Recurrent pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative aiming at whipping up resentment against Western support to Ukraine and forcing a capitulation to Russian military aggression and targeting personally the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The claim that Zelenskyy uses the war for personal embezzlement is made without any evidence. International support is used by Ukraine to defend itself against the unjustified and unprovoked Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine which started on February 24, 2022, and to support the economy in the context of Russia's full-scale invasion.

The European Union, for example, made the decision to provide 18 billion euros to Ukraine in 2023 to help run the country while it defends itself against Russia. The money will support the economy and the general Ukrainian population.

As stated by Josep Borrell on 12 June 2024 “Russia is fighting an unprovoked war of choice, driven by imperial ambition, while Ukraine is fighting a war of necessity, defending its very right to exist. No one desires peace more than the Ukrainians. However, the right conditions for peace matter for Ukraine and for the world. Russia is fighting an unprovoked war of choice, driven by imperial ambition, while Ukraine is fighting a war of necessity, defending its very right to exist”.

Read similar cases claiming that Volodymyr Zelenskyy will steal money from the EU, that Western arms are supplied directly to the black market, not Ukrainian army, that Ukraine is the most corrupted country in the world, helping it is suicide that Zelenskyy sends his soldiers to be slaughtered for Western money, Zelenskyy and the Kyiv junta need to continue the war against Russia to enrich themselves with Western aid and The prolonged war allows Zelenskyy and his junta to maintain their positions of power.

Disclaimer

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