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Velociraver's avatar

I genuinely believe that Zelenskyy believed his election "lies" at the time. His comments during the Kvartal 95 years displayed no real interest in politics, nationalism, or "Ukrainian identity", and he parodied all sides pretty much without favour.

It seems to me that he was carried along by events, and while initially well-meaning, he soon had his head "corrected" by outside influences (the US State Dept, MI6, Azov, Praavy Sektor, etc., etc.) and was set on a different course.

There's an interesting video of him showing up on the front lines in 2015, attempting to persuade some Nationalist troops to pull back in accordance with the Minsk agreements, and they flat out tell him to take a hike..

Ze has zero control over the neo-Nazi elements of Ukraine, and if they don't kill him for signing a peace deal, then eventually Kolomoisky's revenge will find him and finish him..

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Ukraine Peace Initiative's avatar

You may be right but I doubt it because he is a big liar. Just look at how many lies he tells all the time, so it would be no surprise if he also deliberately lied during presidential campaign, a it is a custom anyway. I believe he might be a good guy but he is definetely possessed! He is surely not the same person as before 2019 election.

I also believe that he is suffering from never get out of character from the role of a common guy who suddenly became a president that he played in in ‘The Servant of the People’ sitcom for four years, a problem many mentally unstable actors face, especially those using Stanislavsky’s “method acting”, as they get stuck in a character, encroaching on other facets of their life, disrupting the actor's psyche. When actors use Method acting and deeply immerse themselves in a role, they risk over-identifying—blurring their own identity with the character's. This can linger well after filming, causing emotional fatigue, anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and in extreme cases, psychotic episodes. While some actors may be able to shake off their roles once the movie is finished, others may struggle with the impact that their characters have had on them. We call it Ledger Syndrome or Joker Effect, after Heath Ledger, who immersed himself deeply as the Joker in The Dark Knight (a Batman movie), which tragically correlated with his mental health decline and led to his accidental death in January 2008. But maybe we have to rename it after Zelensky and call it Zelensky Syndrome.

“Zelensky did not leave ‘The Servant of the People’ film. He continues to play his role… He does not think it’s lying … he’s acting… Zelensky never left his acting role as the president. People get offended that he’s lying, but he thinks that is acting.” – Andriy Bohdan, former head of the president’s office Ukraine.

The video you mention of him showing up on the front lines can't possibly be from 2015 because he was elected in 2019. Before that, he was a four-time draft dodger, so he never went to front lines then.

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Pascal Bronstein's avatar

Worrying: vatniks are now authorised on Substack

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Ukraine Peace Initiative's avatar

No idea what vatniks is, I do not speak Ukrainian (nor do I want to learn it) but it is indeed worrying that clowns pretending to be presidents have authority anywhere, including on Substack, especially knowing about all their lies

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Pascal Bronstein's avatar

You're a joke, a Russian joke, a Russian joke propaganda account. You're not fighting for peace you're just trying to confuse people with the word peace.

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Pascal Bronstein's avatar

Nothing about Putin? I'm pretty sure you can find plenty of newspaper articles. Your prose sounds like a Russian propaganda stunt.

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Ukraine Peace Initiative's avatar

Don't you guys get tired of the same old "Russian propaganda" narrative whenever you can't provide any reasonable arguments or proofs to the contrary? It is just pathetic and sad. You are just exposing yourselves and proving that you are not to be trusted. Here is plenty about Putin, since you asked (without bothering to look at the Contents or the articles list/archive): https://peaceinitiative.substack.com/p/putins-lies

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