Fresh poll:
61% of Ukrainians living in Ukraine trust Zelensky. 34% do not.
The most popular figures in Ukraine’s military and political leadership are Robert “Magyar” Brovdi (70% trust, 7% distrust), General Valerii Zaluzhnyi (73%/21%), and General Kyrylo Budanov (70%/22%).
General Andrii Biletskyi has a 49% trust rating against 12% distrust. Commander-in-Chief General Oleksandr Syrskyi stands at 52%/36%. Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov is at 50%/21%.
Interestingly, the once flamboyant and scandalous politician Oleh Liashko is now experiencing a genuine renaissance in his popularity: 47% trust him, while 43% do not. Back in 2021, 70% of Ukrainians distrusted him. The reason is that after the war began, he joined the military, quickly rose through the ranks, and unexpectedly proved himself to be an effective and honest commander of a UAV battalion.
Military volunteer and entertainer Serhii Prytula is trusted by 46% and distrusted by 44%. Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko is trusted by 38% and distrusted by 50%.
Meanwhile, Yurii Boiko, one of the most prominent pro-Russian figures in Ukrainian politics before 2022, has a trust rating of just 6%, while 78% view him negatively.
And here are the ratings of the people whom the Trump administration was reportedly engaging with not long ago as potential alternatives to Zelensky:
Former President Petro Poroshenko is trusted by 26% of Ukrainians and distrusted by 71%. Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko stands at 11%/85%.
Unexpected news: lawmakers voted to cut their own salaries
Hungary’s parliament unanimously supported reducing MPs’ salaries and party funding.
The initiative came from Péter Magyar’s TISZA party, which advocates cutting public spending.
As a result, MPs’ salaries will drop from around $6,200 to $3,700 per month.
Remember all the hysterics about how Ukraine had to surrender immediately and hand Putin four of its regions, otherwise he’d get angry and we’d have to give up eight?
SKYNEWS: You sent Putin a letter asking to meet, quite a cheeky letter. Putin described it as rude. You referenced his age and years in power.
ZELENSKYY: You didn't read first version.
SKYNEWS: First version ruder? (Both laugh) You want to share it with us?
ZELENSKYY: No, no.
⚡️Yesterday, Yerevan airport saw a real influx of Russian Armenians, whom Putin sent to vote against Pashinyan
Armenian authorities quickly found a way to motivate these suddenly politically active compatriots who had decided to take part in elections in their historical homeland.
Some of the visitors from Russia reportedly began receiving military reserve call-up notices. 😂
We promised to unite the nation, and we are on the right track.
Today, Fidesz’s hate campaign was only able to mobilise around 400 people.
Millions of Hungarians support political change, while only 400 people gathered in support of the mafia’s puppets.
Mr President @DrTamasSulyok,
You know as well as I do that it is over. It is still not too late to step down.
Perhaps you remember the last time we demonstrated outside your residence, in December, over the abandonment and suffering of thousands of children in state care.
On that cold day, hundreds of thousands of Hungarians stood with us, demanding that you protect those children and apologise to the victims.
I have already done so on behalf of the Hungarian government. You have remained silent on this matter.
Do you choose to remain in office at the expense of national unity?
Congratulations to Armenia on the beginning of its journey back to the free world.
The road ahead will not be easy, but your children, and Armenia itself, deserve something better than suffocating decline in the tightening claws of a senile, dumb, murderous, dying empire.
⚡️High turnout marks pivotal Armenian vote as polls close on Election Day.
Armenians on June 7 voted on the makeup of the National Assembly — a key election that will determine whether Yerevan pursues a European alliance or deepens ties with Russia.
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