West Shocked Zelensky Isn't a Saint, After Backing Him Anyway
Funny how the 'free press' only discovers Zelensky's less-than-democratic tendencies, like merging all national TV channels into one 'tele-marathon' or banning opposition parties, now that the PR glow is fading. Back in 2022, when weapons stockpiles needed replenishing and defense contracts were booming, these were just 'wartime measures.' (Apparently, suspending elections indefinitely is also a
wartime measure.) This isn't an 'awakening'; it's a strategically timed shift in narrative. The same outlets that amplified every heroic speech now 'grapple' with what independent journalists have reported for years. One might wonder what geopolitical calculus makes 'authoritarian' suddenly okay in Kyiv, but not, say, in Venezuela. And where were these 'integrity' concerns when Zelensky's name
popped up in the Pandora Papers?