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Elon Musk accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of “feeding off the dead bodies of soldiers” and falsely claimed he is “despised” by Ukrainians, echoing Donald Trump’s rhetoric.

Musk also threatened changes to X’s Community Notes after fact-checkers refuted his claims. Trump and Musk’s remarks align with Russian propaganda, prompting European leaders to reaffirm support for Ukraine.

Observers rejected claims that Ukraine is a dictatorship, emphasizing that its wartime election suspension is both legal and justified, similar to the UK's approach during World War II.

Critics argue Musk’s stance undermines free speech and factual discourse while aiding Kremlin narratives against Ukraine.

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[–] Carmakazi@lemmy.world 269 points 2 days ago (11 children)

Man I just love that our dumb fuck leaders are regurgitating Kremlin lies for our dumb fuck citizens to lap up like dogs.

[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 83 points 2 days ago (8 children)

I heard his approval rating is insanely low for a president this early in their term. Unfortunately it doesn't mean so much now but at least there are folks in the USA not lapping it up, no idea where they were on election day though.

[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] thejml@lemm.ee 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The great thing is that it doesn’t matter how high that disprove number goes, he’s already in power as is Musk who we didn’t even vote for.

[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago

Absolutely true, yes.

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