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Monday 26 September 2022

‘Democratic’ Ukraine threatens five years in prison for any citizen who votes to join Russia

American elites have clearly picked a side in the Russia-Ukraine war — Kyiv — even though it makes no sense given Ukraine’s history of corruption, bigotry, and pro-Nazi sentiment.

But at nearly every turn, Ukraine demonstrates that it is not worthy of one drop of American blood or one penny of American treasure.

Though our corrupt media and leaders tell us that Ukraine is “democratic,” its leader, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, repeatedly proves he is every bit as much the same authoritarian as his nemesis, Russian President Vladimir Putin.

According to reports. several breakaway regions in Ukraine’s east have begun voting on whether to become part of Russia officially, but Zelenskyy’s government is warning that whoever supports the referendum will face five years in prison. This warning comes as the country’s legislature is pushing through a measure criminalizing obtaining a Russian passport in the current occupied territories, according to Yahoo News.

There are a number of proposed punishments in the measure, including permanent loss of Ukrainian citizenship as well as long jail terms. Some Ukrainian members of the legislature, however, are more reasonable and are arguing for the government to take a much more compromising position given that many citizens are likely acting out of a need to survive. In response, however, the Zelenskyy regime has repeated a willingness to impose very stiff penalties on any citizen who takes part in the referendums, which are being pushed by the Kremlin...<<<Read More>>>....