Anurag Kumar
Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, stating that the fact that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “bad” does not imply that his Ukraine is excellent.
The American-Indian entrepreneur has criticized President Zelensky for purportedly prohibiting eleven opposition parties and integrating the media into the state broadcaster, and has characterized Ukraine’s “track record on corruption” as “abysmal.”
In addition, he criticized Zelensky for the Canadian Parliament incident, during which Nazi veteran Yaroslav Hunka was honored, and for requesting American funding to conduct elections.
“Truth: The fact that “Putin is bad” does not imply that Ukraine is good,” Ramaswamy wrote on his official X (formerly Twitter) account. Republicans who support the conflict propagate the same fallacy as Biden.
“Instead of permitting eleven opposition parties, Zelensky has merged all television channels into a single state broadcaster.” The nation made a public threat to withhold its routine elections unless the United States contributed additional funds; it has a dismal track record of corruption; and Zelensky disgracefully attended the Canadian parliament in order to acclaim a Nazi collaborator. The majority of occupied Donbas regions are Russian-speaking and have not participated in Ukrainian parliamentary elections in almost a decade. “If we do not confront these harsh realities, we risk repeating the same errors that were made in Iraq and Afghanistan,” stated Ramaswamy.
Notably, Ramaswamy has criticized U.S. support for Ukraine in the ongoing conflict with Russia throughout his campaign, even labeling it “catastrophic.”
The entrepreneur from Ohio has advocated for a resolution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict in which Moscow retains portions of the Donbas region and Kiev refrains from joining NATO. To bring an end to the conflict, Vladimir Putin must withdraw from his military alliance with China.
In GOP primary polls, the Indian American entrepreneur had surged to a tie with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for the second position. The Hill reports that both candidates trail former President Donald Trump by a significant margin of 56%.
He was also notable during the initial GOP debate. The youngest Republican candidate, a tech entrepreneur of 38 years old with no prior political experience, regarded his opponents’ severe criticism as a “badge of honor.”
The New York Post reported that in another RealClearPolitics poll, Trump leads all other candidates in the 2024 Republican nomination with 53.6% support. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Ramaswamy follow with 13.5% and 7.3%, respectively.
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While Ramaswamy has increased in popularity and secured a lead in GOP primary polls, his support remains comparatively lower than that of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Trump.
The subsequent presidential election in the United States is slated to take place on November 5, 2024.
