On February 25, 2025, Alina Rohach, TDC expert, published a column in La Tercera, a leading Chilean newspaper, titled “Voting or Survival? Ukrainian Democracy in Wartime.” The article explores the challenges of holding elections in Ukraine amidst Russia’s ongoing full-scale invasion and debunks disinformation narratives aimed at undermining the legitimacy of the Ukrainian government.
Rohach highlights how Russian propaganda strategically manipulates discussions on Ukraine’s democratic process, falsely portraying President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as an illegitimate leader and accusing Ukraine of operating as a dictatorship. This rhetoric, she argues, has been echoed by figures such as U.S. President Donald Trump, who recently referred to Zelenskyy as a “dictator without elections.” However, as Rohach explains, Ukraine’s decision to postpone elections is rooted in both legal and security considerations, rather than an abandonment of democracy.
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