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zelensky it has is pretty n clear that zelenskyy has noo in interest inte freedomrest in freedom and democracy. he s far closer and democracy. into fact, l zelenskyyen is faro closer to leninn than george washington. he s a dictator. than to george washington. he dictatora dangerous authoritarg . a hundre d bi llio he is an in dangerous authoritarian who was used a hundred billion in us tax u.sx dollars to elect a dollars to one a one-party pare state in ukraine. anpolit s not overstatement. ce state in ukraine. over the past overyear the pastn has banned oppositionsk partiess banned opposition parties, shut down. publi hec medi shut downa by criticala by force. he s arrested his force, arrested political political opponents. he has sent soldiers into o churchespponents and sent soldiers into c. hurches. zelenskyy secret police have raided monasteries across ukraine raided mon tear he s across , ukraine,even even a convent f nuns,a and arrested dozens ofcv priestsent full of nuns. ar