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Former Trump Adviser Calls Zelensky Dictator, Accuses Him of Persecuting Opposition

© AP Photo / Jacquelyn MartinVolodymyr Zelensky speaks in Lafayette Park, across from the White House, after meeting with President Donald Trump and European leaders Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington
Volodymyr Zelensky speaks in Lafayette Park, across from the White House, after meeting with President Donald Trump and European leaders Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington - Sputnik International, 1920, 04.01.2026
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Volodymyr Zelensky is a dictator who persecutes everyone who does not share his views, former US President Donald Trump's national security adviser Michael Flynn said in an interview with Sputnik.
“He's a dictator. He's declared martial law,” Flynn said.
According to Flynn, Zelenskyy is arresting every person in Ukraine who expresses an opposing point of view, including in the Verkhovna Rada (the Ukrainian parliament).
“If you're in the Rada, you're part of the opposition party, you're probably going to get arrested,” Flynn emphasized.
In February, US President Donald Trump called Zelensky a "dictator without elections," stating that his approval rating had dropped to 4%. In early December, Trump stressed that it was high time for Ukraine to hold presidential elections.
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to journalists during a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday Oct. 3, 2024.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 01.01.2026
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