Unmasking Ukraine: The Hidden Lies Revealed

The parliamentary group leader of the Ukrainian Servant of the People party recently gave a tough and shocking TV interview.

Kijev, 2023. november 4. Volodimir Zelenszkij ukrán elnök az Ursula von der Leyennel, az Európai Bizottság elnökével tartott kijevi sajtóértekezleten 2023. november 4-én, az Ukrajna elleni orosz háború alatt. MTI/EPA/Szerhij Dolzsenko Fotó: Szerhij Dolzsenko

The belief that the Ukrainians cannot negotiate peace with Russia because of the Bucha massacre still prevails in Ukrainian and Western public opinion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has also issued a decree, asserting that negotiations are impossible as long as Vladimir Putin is president. Mr Arakhamia highlighted the pitfalls of this idea in an interview with a French newspaper.

At the end of October, former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder proposed an alternative explanation: he suggested that the failure to reach a peace agreement between the Russians and Ukrainians was not due to Bucha, but because the United States had prevented the signing of an agreement already negotiated in Istanbul.  Mr Arakhamia's statement supports Mr Schroder's claim to the last letter. Asked why Ukraine had not signed the peace agreement negotiated in Istanbul, the group leader simply said: 

it was because then British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrived in Kyiv and gave the order that 'we will not sign anything with them, we will fight'.

Mr Arakhamia also claimed that Ukraine's big weapon suppliers continue to maintain this position; they’re not negotiating about peace because as soon as their Western supporters got wind of it, they would immediately halt all the arms supplies.

The notion of offering unconditional support to Ukraine is often endorsed by the most prestigious think tanks and institutions in Western Europe and the US. They argue that Ukraine is fighting the war of the free world and striving for democracy. On the first anniversary of the war, former Ukrainian PM Oleksiy Honcharuk stated that the military conflict wasn't a war for territory and resources, nor was it a regional conflict. Instead, he characterized it as a war for freedom and democracy.

However, Mr Arakhamia’s remarks also expose the inconsistency – or lie – in this narrative. The Ukrainian government has banned several political parties, citing the war as a reason, and it has canceled the 2024 elections at all levels. This means that Ukrainians cannot exercise their democratic rights at the parliamentary, presidential, or municipal level. The incumbent officials remain in power without any democratic legitimacy. According to faction leader Mr Arakhamia, the reason Ukraine does not want to hold elections is because "no one is forcing us to do so".

Cover photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (Photo: MTI/EPA/Serhij Dolsenko)