In 2019, Zelensky announced a partial withdrawal of forces from Donbass. His soldiers revolted. He went to Zolote to speak to them. Azov troops told him they wouldn't let him pull back. Here he is getting chewed out by a soldier. Later, nationalists threatened to kill him.
UK article about Azov & other nationalist forces telling President Zelensky that they would not permit him to pull back from the Donbass war. They promised to bring in 10,000 new fighters for every 1,000 he tried to withdraw. Extremists control Ukraine.
independent.co.uk/news/world/eur…
The man talking down to President Zelensky in the video is Denys Yantar - former leader of the National Corps party - an offshoot of the ultranationalist Azov Battalion that is home to Nazi extremists. He died in 2020, allegedly from "blood cancer".
More info on nationalists threatening Zelensky for trying to deescalate the Donbass war. After multiple threats against him, Zelensky began supporting the militant agenda of the extremists. His presidential approval rating dropped to 17%. larouchepub.com/other/2022/490…
What sparked the heated exchange between Zelensky & Yantar was 2 female villagers who outed the extremist forces for keeping & using "hidden" weapons. Yantar denied the allegation & things started getting heated.
For those who want to watch the full 8 minute video of President Zelensky angrily responding after being rebuked by his own Azov forces, visit my website. Nationalist militants control Ukraine. Not Zelensky. blackstoneintel.com/post/president…
After he realized that he had no real power over the Azov troops & other nationalist forces who were refusing to obey his orders & threatening to kill him, Zelensky began embracing them & their militant agenda. thegrayzone.com/2022/03/04/naz…
These clips are taken from a 23 minute video that President Zelensky published to his own Facebook account on October 27, 2019. He took a professional film crew with him to Donbass, which is why it has high production value. Ukrainians were split between supporting peace & war.
This is the link to the full video that Zelensky published to his Facebook account in 2019. If anyone finds a full transcript of the video, please message me. I've run the audio through different translation services & it's all pretty lousy. facebook.com/zelenskiy.offi…
Partial transcript of this segment. Click to enlarge.
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