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Ukrainian President Voldy Meezelensky was torn apart by Tucker Carlson and called him a “dictator” for calling him a “dictator,” and on Tuesday he was told Piers Morgan on a former Fox News star Vladimir Putin’s “A**” and “Stop” and “Stop Work” Russian leaders.
The fiery comeback from the Ukrainian president has been at war with Russia for nearly three years, but following the tense appearance of Carlson’s tense Pierce Morgan last week, the far-right highlighting many accusations about Zelensky featured critics.
“The first characteristic of the dictator is that he was not elected,” Carlson cried out, laughing at Morgan’s support for the Ukrainian leader. “Zelensky was not elected. He also banned religious sects, killed political enemies, and banned language groups. To me, these seem to be the hallmarks of a dictatorship.
Even before Russia launched an unprovoked war with Ukraine in 2022, Carlson has faced bipartisan rebellion and ock laughs due to his obvious pro-Kremlin rhetoric. In fact, in preparation for the Russian invasion, Carlson’s Putin cheerleading went beyond the top as the Kremlin television host began to worry that his prejudice had gone too far. State media.
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As the war in Ukraine intensifies, Carlson said in a softball interview with Putin and other Russian politicians along with propaganda-style videos from Moscow grocery stores and subway stations, ” Strip Club’s “The Strip Club” was splattered with his criticism of Zelensky, who compared him to the manager.
Speaking for a long time about Carlson, Zelensky told Morgan that the right-wing commentator essentially reflects Putin and is involved in Watt Abbautism by accusing him of being a dictator.
“Putin has a story about elections, my legitimacy, my dictatorship. It’s from the power of 30 years!” cried Zelensky.
He added: Unfortunately, this blogger and journalist will completely repeat what he wants to call himself, unfortunately Putin’s words and what he wants. He works for Putin. Because he wants to lower me to Putin’s level. ”
The Ukrainian leader also spoke to Carlson’s accusations one by one, starting with the allegations that he had killed his political enemy. According to Zelensky, the only thing nearby was the exile of former Ukrainian lawyer and politician Viktor Medvedchuk.
“No one killed him. He was arrested by Ukrainian security services and eventually traded him (with Russia) for 200 Ukrainian soldiers,” Zelensky said. “So I don’t know which enemy he will speak. All my opponents are opposed, and all the opposition parties that were there when I became president. It’s all in the Ukrainian parliament, and this Even the parties, even the Medvevek parties we traded, those lawmakers are in parliament.”
Again, accusing Carlson of bidding for the Russian dictator, Zelensky called on former Fox News hosts to do more research into his country.
“It seems to me that this journalist doesn’t remember his last name. Sorry, Tucker. Yes, yes. Tucker is his name,” he fumed. “It appears he needs to get a deeper understanding of what’s going on in Ukraine, stop working for Putin and stop licking his a**.”
Regarding Carlson’s dictatorial allegations tied to Ukraine, where conservative podcasters suspend last year’s election, Zelensky cannot hold the ongoing war and “martial law” implementation, and the country is unable to hold elections now I quoted it as a reason.
“How can people in the occupied territories vote for millions of people?” Zelensky pointed out. “How will the vote be with 8 million Ukrainians overseas for the sake of the war? The war will definitely end. The hot phase of the war is over, and once martial law is over, there will definitely be an election to call It will be. That’s what you need.”
He concluded: “We are defending democracy, so we need it. But understand what’s going on today, everyone understands: if we stop martial law now, it’s Putin. That’s what the president wants. It means our troops, the majority, will return home… Without martial law, they will return to their families and they will return home. Let’s. Who will protect us?”
