https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/32460cc7-e08d-4274-8519-076d57a98614 Essay on how different Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy from Russian president Vladimir Putin. Support independent research and analysis by joining my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thehatedone Russia’s invasion in Ukraine is a self-centered ambition of an authoritarian leader. The defense of Ukraine is an ambition of millions of Ukrainians standing up to a foreign autocrat. I don’t see this conflict as just a territorial dispute. I see a young, flawed democracy struggling against an old empire ruled by an autocrat. Ukraine is not perfect. Like Russia, corruption and oligarchy have rotten much of the Ukrainian society. But unlike Russians, Ukrainians have been free to choose their own leader that best represents their frustration with the corrupt system. The stark differences between Volodomyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin say a lot about what kind of leaders you can get when you subject them to democratic accountability. There is a big difference between the kind of a leader Zelenskyy is, and the kind of a leader Putin is. It’s not just their personalities. It’s how they rose to power, how they maintain power, how they treat their opposition, respect civil rights, appeal to their people, and what issues they focus on. So let’s compare. Sources Attitudes of Ukrainians and Russians toward one another: https://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/articles/2019/03/11/796144-ukraintsev-k-rossii Volodymyr Zelenskiy profile https://www.president.gov.ua/ru/news/ukrayina-ta-estoniya-pogliblyat-spivpracyu-dlya-realizaciyi-55861 https://www.britannica.com/biography/Volodymyr-Zelensky https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelensky https://www.businessinsider.nl/who-is-volodymyr-zelensky-ukraine-president-central-to-trump-scandal-2019-9? https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/12/zelensky-ukraine-impeachment/602905/ https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-servant-people-president-volodymyr-zelenskiy-war-russia/ Zelenskiy's path to presidency: https://carnegiemoscow.org/commentary/7896 Zelenskiy's approval rating before invasion: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100076/volodymyr-zelensky-s-approval-rating-ukraine/ Zelenskiy's pre-war behavior: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220218-military-tactics-zelensky-plays-both-sides-in-ukrainian-crisis Zelenskiy's response to the invasion https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/25/russia-ukraine-president-zelensky-family-target/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/24/world/europe/ukraine-zelensky-speech.html https://www.axios.com/ukraine-volodymyr-zelensky-russia-invasion-248d6e91-d48e-4c05-925f-46b7a0e7bf59.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/27/world/europe/volodymyr-zelensky-ukraine-russia.html Zelenskiy's Facebok post: https://www.facebook.com/zelenskiy.official/posts/3017309331852756 Zelenskiy in Pandora Papers: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/4/pandora-papers-ukraine-leader-seeks-to-justify-offshore-accounts Vladimir Putin profile https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vladimir-Putin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin https://www.britannica.com/place/Russia/The-Putin-presidency https://www.forbes.com/profile/vladimir-putin/ Putin's life and motivation: https://www.yahoo.com/now/vladimir-putin-president-whose-obsession-180810471.html Putin's approval ratings: https://www.levada.ru/2021/12/14/obostrenie-v-donbasse/ https://www.levada.ru/en/ratings/ https://www.levada.ru/2022/02/24/ukraina-i-donbass-2/ Putin should fear Zelenskiy: https://carnegiemoscow.org/2019/04/18/putin-should-fear-ukraine-s-russia-friendly-front-runner-pub-78948 Putin's reasoning for invasion: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-president-stays-put-russian-invaders-advance-2022-02-25/ Russians protesting the invasion in Ukraine: https://www.politico.eu/article/protests-detained-russia-ukraine-war/ Putin's approval rating: https://theconversation.com/putins-public-approval-is-soaring-during-the-russia-ukraine-crisis-but-its-unlikely-to-last-177302 Putin in isolation: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/18/world/europe/putin-russia-ukraine.html Censorship in Russia: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/26/technology/russia-censorship-tech.html Putin's propaganda and censorship of the Ukraine invasion: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/26/world/europe/russian-economy-ukraine-war.html Putin's desire for Ukraine territory: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/27/briefing/putin-democracy-ukraine.html Credits Music by: CO.AG Music https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcavSftXHgxLBWwLDm_bNvA Follow me: https://twitter.com/The_HatedOne_ https://www.reddit.com/r/thehatedone/ The footage and images featured in the video were for critical analysis, commentary and parody, which are protected under the Fair Use laws of the United States Copyright act of 1976. 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