Ukrainian government persecutes pacifist, while Zelensky meets with neo-Nazi leader

August 24, 2023August 25, 2023 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The NATO-backed government of President Volodymyr Zelensky has officially charged Ukrainian peace activist Yurii Sheliazhenko with “justification of Russian aggression.” After the country’s Security Service (SBU) raided his Kiev apartment earlier this month, Sheliazhenko has been interrogated and placed under nightly house arrest as he awaits prosecution.
Ukrainian government persecutes pacifist, while Zelensky meets with neo-Nazi leader

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Macron dancing in Elton John’s concert while Paris was burning – what has happened to the leaders of these days? pic.twitter.com/bZnpv0JYGV
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