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Bernie Sanders: “Trump called Ukrainian President Zelenskyy a dictator…”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Published | Video Starts at 01:47

These atrocities led the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant for Putin in 2023. And as a war criminal, a war criminal. Further, Trump called Ukrainian President Zelenskyy a dictator. That's not true either. Zelenskyy won 75% of the vote in free elections. In fact, his approval rating is higher than Trump's. In the midst of a brutal war, a brutal war. Ukraine's parliament continues to function, and free and unfettered political debate takes place. (01:47–01:57)

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Asserts that Zelenskyy is not a dictator and won 75% of the vote in free elections.

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