DISINFO: US will replace Zelenskyy with Poroshenko
SUMMARY
Zelenskyy is desperately afraid that the new US administration will remove him and appoint Petro Poroshenko as Ukraine's President. The main aim of the US is to push Ukraine towards an even more conflictual relationship with Russia.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about the statehood of Ukraine.
Ukraine is a democracy, where Ukrainian citizens elect their president in competitive elections every 5 years. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was elected in 2019, in presidential election that were competitive and held with respect for fundamental freedoms, according to the OSCE.
The Biden administration expressed support for both Ukraine's democratically chosen political path and the country's territorial integrity through a peaceful settlement of the Eastern Ukrainian conflict.
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