Leaders from Italy and Germany called the Russian president's plan "propaganda" and "dictatorial".

Leaders from Italy and Germany called the Russian president’s plan “propaganda” and “dictatorial”.

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  • Skua@kbin.earth
    132·
    5 months ago

    The Ukrainian constitution specifically does not permit elections during martial law. He is following the law of the country that was already in place before his administration

    • Adlach@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
      36·
      5 months ago

      Nazis also followed the law. It just so happened that they were Nazi laws.

      • Skua@kbin.earth
        71·
        5 months ago

        Sure, so “following the law” is not a value judgment one way or the other. It depends on whether the law is just. However, the accusation here is that Zelenskyy is a dictator because he banned elections. This is simply untrue; he did not make that decision.

          • Skua@kbin.earth
            42·
            5 months ago

            It is not even slightly weird or dictatorial to ban parties that are cooperating with an invading army, and the parties that got banned are not even a majority of the opposition members of the parliament

            • Adlach@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
              24·
              5 months ago

              Yes, no dictator has ever used “aiding the enemy” as an excuse. 👍

              • Skua@kbin.earth
                41·
                5 months ago

                “Dictators have a done a thing” alone does not make the thing dictatorial, and at no point did I say “dictators never do this, therefore it is not dictatorial”. Are you really trying to argue that acting against literal wartime treason makes someone a dictator? If not, you’re going to need more of an explanation