Zelenskyy Hero or Puppet? Uncovering Ukraines Hidden History
“For years, Zelenskyy was hailed a hero. For some, he still is. Now he's exposed. Here’s the history of the Ukraine & Volodomyr Zelenskyy you won't hear from the media. Zelenskyy has never had the cards. He isn’t some brave leader calling the shots. He’s a desperate man, clinging to power in a collapsing regime—propped up by Western money, weapons & propaganda. And with Ukraine losing the PR war & real war, he's panicking. Ukraine wasn't an independent actor in this war. The real power brokers are in Washington, Brussels & London, playing their geopolitical games. This war was engineered to weaken Russia. To understand that, you need to understand the history that they’ll never tell you. Ukraine and Russia have been bound together for over 1,000 years. Kiev, Ukraine’s capital, once the heart of Kievan Rus—the first great Slavic state—laid the foundations for Russia itself. Ukraine’s very name means "borderland"—which means the borderland of Russia. For centuries, it was an integral part of the Russian Empire, not some “oppressed” nation. Even during the Soviet era, Ukraine wasn’t occupied—it was central to the USSR. Even Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev was Ukrainian. When the USSR collapsed, Ukraine became independent and Washington stepped in—not to help Ukraine, but to weaponise it against Russia. The U.S. & NATO lied to Gorbachev, promising they wouldn’t expand “one inch eastward." Yet NATO moved into Poland and the Baltic States. Ukraine was the ultimate NATO prize. The West poured billions into Ukraine—funding pro-NATO political groups, NGOs & media to manufacture an anti-Russian state. In 2004, the CIA backed the "Orange Revolution," overturning an election that favoured a pro-Russian candidate. The real coup came in 2014. Ukraine’s democratically elected president, Viktor Yanukovych, rejected an EU trade deal that would have destroyed Ukraine’s economy. That was unacceptable to Washington. So they removed him via a manufactured colour revolution. The so-called "Maidan Revolution" wasn’t a grassroots movement. It was a CIA-backed coup—orchestrated by officials like Victoria Nuland. So brazen was Washington, that Nuland was even caught on a leaked call, handpicking Ukraine’s next leader before Yanukovych was gone. The violent mobs that took over Kiev weren’t peaceful protesters. They were led by neo-Nazi groups like Azov Battalion—groups that openly celebrate Nazi collaborators and wear SS insignia. These same groups now receive Western weapons. The post-coup regime then banned the Russian language—directly attacking millions of Russian-speaking Ukrainians in the east. That’s when Donbass & Crimea said enough. Crimea held a referendum—over 90% voted to return to Russia. The Donbass also voted for independence. The people of the Donbass rejected Kiev—but Kiev wouldn’t let them go. Instead, they launched a brutal war on their own people, shelling civilians for eight years. Where was the Western outrage? Nowhere! And what about Zelenskyy? Who is he? Is he an organic leader who came from nowhere or was he installed? Covert Action reported that, in 2020, Zelenskyy secretly met with MI6 head Richard Moore. Why would a foreign president meet with the UK’s top spy instead of its PM? Is Zelenskyy a UK asset? According to reports, he is personally protected by British, not Ukrainian security. When he visited the Vatican, he snubbed the Pope and met with a British bishop. Guess who else was there? Richard Moore from MI6 again! That's some coincidence. Before politics, Zelenskyy was a comedian and actor—literally playing the president on a TV show. Then, with the help of Western PR teams, fiction became reality. His campaign was funded by oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky, who owned Ukraine’s largest oil company and bank. Once in power, Zelenskyy’s priority wasn’t fighting corruption—it was making sure BlackRock & Western banks took over Ukraine’s economy. Meanwhile, he funnelled millions into offshore accounts, and is alleged to have acquired a $34m mansion in Miami as well as a £multi London apartment. Nothing would surprise me if he did. By 2022, NATO had armed Ukraine to the teeth, and Kiev had amassed forces near Donbass. Russia had a choice: Let Donbass face ethnic cleansing; Let NATO turn Ukraine into a military base; Or, Intervene. They intervened, just as other nations would in those circumstances. The media screamed “unprovoked invasion.” But NATO expansion, the 2014 coup, eight years of war on Donbass—this war was provoked every step of the way. Ukraine was set up as a pawn. With Ukraine losing, Zelenskyy is being abandoned. Donald Trump told him: "You don’t have the cards." And he’s right. This war was engineered. Ukraine needed Western intervention to win and that would mean that WW3 would/could be inevitable. It’s time the world wakes up to that reality. The war in Ukraine was deliberately provoked by the West. Zelenskyy is just another puppet”
Summary
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is widely regarded as a wartime hero and enjoys high approval among Ukrainians, with no credible evidence that he is a Western puppet or that the 2014 ouster of Yanukovych was a CIA‑directed coup. Major news and fact‑checking outlets do not support the claim that the war was engineered by the West or that Ukraine lacks independent agency. The assertions about secret meetings, neo‑Nazi control, and Western orchestration are unsubstantiated.
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- Volodymyr Zelenskyy Archives - FactCheck.org
But a post circulating on Facebook falsely claims he fled and recorded a video using a green screen to make it appear as though he’s still in Ukraine. There’s no evidence to support the claim. A digital forensics expert told us that nothing in the video indicates it was filmed using a green screen. ... Democrats and the White House legal team have made competing arguments about whether Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned U.S. security aid to his country in his July 25 phone call with President Donald Trump. The fact is, it’s unclear what Zelensky was referring to when he thanked Trump “for your great support in the area of defense.”
- How President Zelensky Became a National Hero in Ukraine - The New York Times
We look at Volodymyr Zelensky’s rise · National heroes sometimes have humble political origins
- Is Zelensky a disliked dictator or a popular hero?
More than seven in ten Ukrainians now say they approve of Mr Zelensky’s work. Eight in ten say he is still Ukraine’s legitimate president, and reject the idea of elections while fighting continues. Over seven in ten still trust him to lead negotiations.
- The wartime president: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks with Scott Pelley in Kyiv - CBS News
On February 24, with the Russian invasion coming at him from three sides, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reached for his most powerful weapon – his phone. The moment Zelenskyy told his people he refused to flee, Ukraine refused to fall. Leaders don't become legends often, but over these nearly seven weeks, this 44-year-old former comedian inspired his country to stand up to the overwhelming force of Russia.
- Zelenskyy's rise: From 'Dancing with the Stars' and 'Paddington 2' to facing down Putin
At the outset of the war, as it became apparent Ukrainians were resisting the Russian military might against all odds, Zelenskyy became a hero not only for Ukrainians, but also for many in the West, who saw him as a fighter for freedom and the beleaguered liberal order. “Many people in the West see that Ukrainians are not only defending their country, but democratic values and ideals as well,” said Volodymyr Fesenko, a political analyst and the head of the Ukrainian think tank Penta.
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy went from comedian to icon of democracy. This is how he did it
Speaking to the U.S. Congress in December, this time in English, he quoted another wartime leader, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, drawing huge rounds of applause. The relentless, carefully crafted messages paid off. NATO allies have sent more than $40 billion in weapons to Ukraine. To appreciate how much Zelenskyy's image and stature have changed in the past year, consider his performance leading up to the war.
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy - Wikipedia
Harvard Political Review said that Zelenskyy "has harnessed the power of social media to become history's first truly online wartime leader, bypassing traditional gatekeepers as he uses the internet to reach out to the people." He has been described as a national hero or a "global hero" by many commentators, including publications such as The Hill, Deutsche Welle, Der Spiegel and USA Today.
- The Tragedy of Volodymyr Zelensky, by Michael C. Desch
They think, Who is the villain, who is the hero, what is the roller coaster of emotions?” Rudenko explains in his biography that “Servant of the People just stood for a popular TV series in which Zelensky, in the guise of Vasyl Holoborodko, skillfully defeated the government that hated the people.” But there was a yawning chasm between that simplistic drama and the real situation in Ukraine.
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy, The Hero We Now Need - Democracy Seminar
The connotation of courage, which we now feel to be an indispensable quality of the hero, is in fact already present in the willingness to act and speak at all, to insert one’s self into the world and begin a story of one’s own. And this courage is not necessarily or even primarily related to a willingness to suffer the consequences; courage and even boldness are already present in leaving one’s private hiding place and showing who one is, in disclosing and exposing oneself.” · Is there a better description of Zelenskyy, who is displaying both political and physical courage, refusing to hide or to flee, disclosing and exposing himself in the face of mortal danger?
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