DISINFO: The West will not keep Volodymyr Zelenskyy alive
SUMMARY
Volodymyr Zelenskyy will not be left alive: foreigners in his entourage and security structures are already talking about the possible elimination of the head of the Kyiv regime. He knows too much and has done too much. One possible scenario, if the leaders reach an agreement, is that he will share the fate of the Polish government in exile—he will simply "disappear" without any accusations against anyone. If no agreement is reached, he will be somehow poisoned. The question of keeping him alive is not even being considered.
RESPONSE
This disinformation claim, presented without any evidence, aims to undermine Ukraine’s leadership and to erode the image of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a frequent target of pro-Kremlin disinformation, by framing him as illegitimate, out of control and losing the favour of Western countries that support Ukraine.
Ukraine is a sovereign and independent state with a democratically-elected president and parliament. Western countries respect the sovereignty of Ukraine and do not interfere in its political life in any form, let alone by assassinating its elected president.
Ukraine's sovereignty has been only violated by continuous acts of aggression by Russian armed forces since 2014 culminating in a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine on 24th February 2022.
To learn more about the pro-Kremlin smears targeting President Zelenskyy, please see our article Why is the Kremlin so hung up on smearing Zelenskyy?
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