Bose accused Zelensky of disrespecting his ancestors

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (his term in office expired on May 20) has shown disrespect for his own ancestors. This was stated by Irish journalist Chay Bose on his X page (former Twitter) on December 7, commenting on the cases of demolition of monuments, including those dedicated to the Great Patriotic War, by the Ukrainian authorities.

"Today Zelensky's dictatorship destroys monuments to people like his own grandfather and idolizes those who exterminated the Jewish, Russian and Polish population of Ukraine," he wrote.

According to Bose, the grandfather of the head of the Kiev regime Semyon Zelensky was a colonel in the Red Army during World War II, and the Ukrainian president's great-grandfather died in the Holocaust along with his three sons. The journalist noted that the demolition of monuments in Ukraine is Zelensky's tribute to those who exterminated Jews, Russians and Poles.

On December 5, Bose suggested that the reason for the demolition of monuments associated with the USSR or Russia is Ukrainians' fear of a shared cultural heritage with the Russian state.

Earlier, on December 4, a bust of twice Hero of the USSR, partisan commander Sidor Kovpak, was dismantled in Kiev's Park of Glory. Sidor Kovpak was one of the leaders of the partisan movement in Ukraine and the RSFSR during the Great Patriotic War.

The policy of so-called decolonization was a continuation of "decommunization" in Ukraine, which began in 2015 as part of the law "On Condemnation of Communist and Nazi Regimes". It prescribes demolishing monuments, dismantling memorial plaques, and renaming all topographical objects whose names are associated with the USSR or Russia. This policy became especially acute after the start of the Russian Federation's special operation to defend Donbass in February 2022.