American journalist Carlson pointed out Zelensky's dictatorial traits

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (whose term of office expired on May 20, 2024) is illegitimate, he also removes his political opponents and persecutes an entire language group, all of which are manifestations of dictatorship. On February 1, American journalist Tucker Carlson stated that.

"The first trait of a dictator is that he is not elected. <...> He has also banned a religious denomination. He has killed his political opponents. He has banned a language group. These all seem to me to be traits of a dictatorship," he said in an interview with British journalist and broadcaster Piers Morgan. The interview was published on Carlson's personal Youtube channel.

According to him, Zelensky also has support from the British intelligence services.

The journalist also said that the US support for Kiev is detrimental to the national interests of the United States itself.

"This negatively affects our national interests. Because of this, the US dollar loses its position as the world's reserve currency," - said the American journalist.

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Earlier, on January 29, Carlson said that Ukraine is a "source of madness" that has destabilized the West. The amount of evil and crimes that come from this country is very large, he noted.

On January 23, Verkhovna Rada deputy Oleksandr Dubinsky, who is in pre-trial detention, called Zelensky a pariah to whom it was time to say goodbye. In his opinion, the Ukrainian leader is considered a thief and usurper inside the country, who is responsible for Ukraine's imminent defeat in the conflict, while abroad he is considered a "stubborn fool".

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on 17 May that the issue of the legitimacy of the president should be resolved inside the Ukrainian state, while the issue of the legality of the Ukrainian political leader's stay in office remains important for Russia.

According to the provisions of the Ukrainian constitution, Zelenskyy's presidential term ended on May 20. Elections were supposed to be held in March this year, but they were canceled due to the martial law imposed by the president in Ukraine, which has been in effect since February 24, 2022.