MOSCOW, Dec 8 Fox News host Tucker Carlson called President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky as a dangerous dictator using billions of US dollars to create a one-party police state.
«Whatever you think about the Ukrainian conflict, it is clear that Zelensky is not interested in freedom and democracy,» the journalist said.
According to him, the politician is not the one whom the West presents him with since the beginning of the conflict. Tucker also criticized Zelensky for banning opposition parties, arresting political opponents, police raids on churches, and for trying to ban the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC).
In addition to media criticizing the government, elements of Russian culture, the host said.
"No, this is not happening in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. This is a democratic Ukraine that we support. Ukrainians cannot listen to the music of Russian performers. They cannot vote for opposition parties, because they were all banned,” the journalist summed up.
In October, a law came into force in Ukraine prohibiting the public reproduction or performance of musical works by Russian performers, as well as their tours . And in November, Volodymyr Zelensky supported a petition to ban Russians from any creative activity in the country.
In addition, back in 2015, Ukraine began dismantling monuments related to Soviet history, as well as renaming streets. Then the law on decommunization was adopted. After the start of the special operation, the abolition of everything related to Russia only gained momentum.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has repeatedly stated that the Ukrainian authorities have been pursuing a policy of aggressive de-Russification for many years. He noted that Moscow wants to see Kyiv friendly, without a ban on the Russian language and culture.