No, video doesn't show anti-Zelenskyy protest over Russia peace deal refusal

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No, video doesn't show anti-Zelenskyy protest over Russia peace deal refusal  The miscaptioned video shows a protest against a controversial anti-corruption law that Zelenskyy has since backtracked on, rather than a demonstration against the president himself.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/29/no-video-doesnt-show-anti-zelenskyy-protest-over-russia-peace-deal-refusal  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00No, this video doesn't show an anti-Zelensky protest over his refusal to sign peace with

00:05Russia.

00:09High-profile figures are sharing a video on social media that they claim shows Ukrainians

00:14gathering to protest against President Volodymyr Zelensky and his handling of Russia's war

00:19against their country.

00:20For example, Marjorie Taylor Greene, a far-right US representative, posted the video on X,

00:26stating that huge protests had erupted in Kyiv against Zelensky because, quote,

00:31he's a dictator and refuses to make peace with Moscow.

00:34Her post has 4 million views as of the time of recording, with tens of thousands of shares

00:40and likes.

00:41This is concerning because each of her claims is categorically false.

00:45To begin with, a reverse image search of stills from the video shows us its true nature.

00:50It directs us to numerous legitimate news reports showing that, yes, while the protests are recent

00:56and took place in Kyiv, they weren't against Zelensky.

01:00They were actually in opposition to a contentious law that weakened Ukraine's anti-corruption

01:04watchdogs.

01:05Critics argued that it effectively compromised the independence of the country's National

01:10Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, as they would become dependent

01:15on the politically appointed Prosecutor General.

01:17The move sparked protests across the country, but Zelensky has since backtracked in response

01:22to the protests and submitted a new draft bill to reinstate the agency's freedom.

01:27As for Marjorie Taylor Greene's claim that Zelensky is a dictator, this is completely baseless

01:32and has been debunked numerous times.

01:35Zelensky was democratically elected with a significant majority and Ukraine is now under

01:40martial law due to Russia's invasion, prohibiting elections.

01:43Additionally, Zelensky has never rejected peace with Russia.

01:47Instead, he's consistently sought peace talks with Moscow, but pushed back against what

01:51he says are unreasonable demands that undermine Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

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