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>Gabbard

Tulsi isn't Trump.

> Zelensky

Trump quite reasonably called Zelensky a dictator. Ukraine can legally skip elections while under martial law, sure. But seeing as Zelensky has the power to end martial law at any time, he is single-handedly preventing Ukranian elections, depriving the people of Ukraine of their voice during what is potentially the most pivotal span of time in Ukranian history. Surely you still call Putin a dictator, even though he attained his status without directly violating the constitution?

> Trump also said Ukraine started the conflict.

Are you referring to that time Trump uttered the words "you never should have started it" in one of his word clouds while speaking to a journalist? That is evidence that he is in thrall to the Russians?

> In his last admin he said that "Crimeans want to be Russian".

The vast majority of them are Russian, ethnically and linguistically. All polling prior to the 2014 invasion showed that a significant majority would support annexation by Russia. Don't worry, you can know this fact--and even repeat it out loud!--without the bad men in the Kremlin gaining control over your mind.


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mopsi04/04/2025

> But seeing as Zelensky has the power to end martial law at any time, he is single-handedly preventing Ukranian elections

He doesn't. The president of Ukraine can only propose the imposition or termination of martial law to the parliament. Nothing happens unless the parliament approves the proposal. In February, the Ukrainian parliament even adopted a resolution to remind the dumbasses calling Zelenskyy a dictator of this fact.

> All polling prior to the 2014 invasion showed that a significant majority would support annexation by Russia.

Support for joining Russia was 23% in a 2013 poll, down from 33% in 2011. The majority opinion (53%) was that Crimea should remain as it was, an autonomous region within Ukraine.

  In your opinion, what should the status of Crimea be?   2013   2011
  -----------------------------------------------------   ----   ----
  Autonomy in Ukraine (as today)                            53     49
  Crimean Tatar autonomy within Ukraine                     12      4
  Common oblast of Ukraine                                   2      6
  Crimea should be separated and given to Russia            23     33
  Don't know                                                10      8
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