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[Strongpoint]

What does the average Ukrainian feel about Zelensky? And, what could the average Ukrainian blame on Zelensky that they could not blame on the Russians?

Most voters probably see a vote against Zelensky equal to surrendering to Russia and accepting the people-purges and police state that would follow.

More and more people ask questions about... Zelensky's weird pre-war decisions and percentage of "our glorious leader is so cool!" type of people is quite low but I can't realistically think of anyone who would win presidential elections against him except Zaluzhny but it would be idiotic if he went into politics instead of commanding forces.

Then again, our political life is on a weird, almost surreal pause. Politicians and their media almost don't throw shit at one another. Even pro-Russian MPs are tolerated (and they keep themselves silent in return). Elections will change that.

Parliament is a more complex issue. I don't know anyone who doesn't consider the current one to be a bunch of corrupt useless fucks unfit for wartime. It is everyone's game of who could get in in case of elections.

[hector13]

I’m not sure comparisons between US elections during a civil war and Ukrainian elections during an actual war can really be made. By the time the elections came round, the Union was basically going to win (though I’ll accept that prior to about two months before the election, that wasn’t quite so obvious) and Confederate states didn’t get a vote (obviously, they’re not part of the union) so it was basically administering votes in areas that were already controlled, minus Louisiana and Tennessee as they’d seceded but been recaptured. There are still Ukrainians living in Russian occupied areas of Ukraine.

I don’t think the Russian soldiers would allow people to vote, logistically or otherwise, and even if they did, there was the “plebiscite” held in the four areas Russia annexed that had armed Russians going round collecting votes, which surprise surprise “voted” to become part of Russia.

It becomes a Catch-22 of allowing Russia to have a pretty direct influence over the election, or allowing Russia the propaganda of not allowing those in occupied areas to vote, so they can say that Ukraine has abandoned them and they belong to Russia now.

[martinuzz]

The historical alliance between Russia and Armenia is crumbling fast.
The Armenian government is furious that Russia did not use it's peace keeping forces in Nagorno-Karabach to defend the enclave.
Armenian premier Nikol Pasjinjan called the Russian peacekeeping mission a failure, and accused Russia of being accomplice to the ethnic cleansing that is going on there right now.
The Kremlin replied by saying that the Armenian government is trying to deliberatly destroy the ancient ties between Russia and Armenia.

[Loud Whispers]

Russian government blames Armenia for consisdering a Western alliance at all

[nenjin]

Armenia might be disappointed when they talk to the West and find out that region is internationally recognized as belonging to Azerbaijan....

[EuchreJack]

Armenia might be disappointed when they talk to the West and find out that region is internationally recognized as belonging to Azerbaijan....

Hm, I suspect the United States could ignore all that to prop up an Enemy-of-My-Enemy.

[Strongpoint]

Armenia might be disappointed when they talk to the West and find out that region is internationally recognized as belonging to Azerbaijan....

Karabakh is gone for Armenia. Most people left it already in a hasty exodus which looks caused more by Armenians being afraid of possible atrocities than actual atrocities. Really easy and rapid ethnic cleansing for Azerbaijan that they definitely don't mind.

But Armenian society is in turmoil. (Ultra)nationalist elements are angry at  Pashynyan's Government, Russia and international institutions and pro-Russian elements actively work to remove Pashynyan who seemingly tries to get some security guarantees from the West.

[Il Palazzo]

There are both anti-government and anti-russian protests.

[Strongpoint]

Meanwhile, a pro-Russian party won the elections in Slovakia. Neat!

Sure, they didn't get an overwhelming victory and will need to form a coalition with others but this trend is very worrisome.

[Il Palazzo]

Oh, my. I've only now learned about that fuckup in the Canadian parliament from like a week ago. By watching Russian propaganda, no less. Who are of course having a field day with it.

[martinuzz]

The fuckup in Canadian parliament is nothing compared to what happened in US Congress.
I hope this does not mean the end of US support for Ukraine.

[hector13]

McCarthy is supposedly interested in maintaining Ukrainian support.

Whether or not he’s still in the job to be able to do that is anyone’s guess.

[EuchreJack]

McCarthy is supposedly interested in maintaining Ukrainian support.

Whether or not he’s still in the job to be able to do that is anyone’s guess.

Actually, he might be able to use that to keep his job.

[Strongpoint]

The fuckup in Canadian parliament is nothing compared to what happened in US Congress.
I hope this does not mean the end of US support for Ukraine.

I am not worried much. Those are political games and some solution will be found. I do worry about the 2024 elections...

[EuchreJack]

The fuckup in Canadian parliament is nothing compared to what happened in US Congress.
I hope this does not mean the end of US support for Ukraine.

I am not worried much. Those are political games and some solution will be found. I do worry about the 2024 elections...

Well, in the US, I would be surprised if Biden didn't win.