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More woke right’s Ukraine myths

June 15, 2026

David Duringer

Editor’s note: this is part two about myths regarding the Ukrainian people. Read part one here.

OPINION by DAVID DURINGER

While Breitbart is more balanced than most conservative blogs, even Breitbart spreads false putlerprop at times. Here is an example where Breitbart spreads the absolute falsity that Zelensky stated in his Christmas message that Ukrainians pray for Putin’s death.

You just have to watch Zelensky’s video to know that’s false. But was this a mistake or intentional on Breitbart’s part? Consider that Russia immediately used this false portrayal to bolster Russia’s fake claim that Ukraine attacked Putin’s Valdai residence.

More myths about Ukraine

Ukraine NATO membership threatens Russia

NATO members Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia already bordered Russia (and you can throw in Turkey, as Russia considers Georgia part of Russia) at the time of 2022 invasion, which invasion immediately caused Finland and Sweden to join NATO and resulted in half of Russia’s military going “poof.”

Ukraine was a neutral country when Russia invaded Crimea in 2014. NATO is a defensive alliance. Russia threatens everyone, including Russia.

Video of tongue-flapping Zelensky in drag promotes queer ideology

No, the famous video of tongue-flapping Zelensky (a professional comedian) in drag is actually poking fun at queer ideology. The American brain is incapable of understanding this because Americans already lost their liberty to poke fun at queers.

Ukraine is one of the most Christian countries on earth, far more Christian than Russia, so Ukrainians retain their freedom to poke fun at queers, and quite often they do (including even the younger generations). Zelensky could not have gotten 74% of the vote if he had promoted queers in such a country.

Ukraine is one of the most corrupt countries in the world

Here is one of several rankings of countries in terms of corruption.

No doubt there remains corruption in Ukraine, but it’s a legacy from Soviet and post-Soviet Russia. Unlike Russia, which remains far more corrupt than Ukraine, Ukraine has made great progress in the fight against corruption as it prepares for admission to the EU.

For example, Argentina is viewed positively. You never hear conservative pundits calling it one of the most corrupt countries in the world. And it is ranked on this list very close to Ukraine.

Unfortunately, during much of the war Ukraine had to deal with the corrupt Biden Administration which in turn had dealings with Russian oligarchs and pro-Russian Ukrainian oligarchs (Zlochevsky of Burisma was a major supporter of pro-Russian Yanukovich and his Party of the Regions aiding Donbas rebels), which could explain why, despite the Dem hype, Trump was much better for Ukraine than Biden.

Ukraine is a small insignificant country no one cares about

Ukraine is the largest country in Europe, with critical resources (most importantly, its people), strategically located as Asia’s gateway to Europe.

How quickly we forget that Ukraine was a key ally of ours in the war on terror!

Zelensky banned Christianity

No, the extremely Christian country of Ukraine passed a law (supported by a strong majority of Ukrainians), giving the “Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate” nine months to sever ties with the Russian Orthodox Church.

The law was passed out of concern that priests of this sect were engaged in espionage and other subversive activities in a time of war.

Personal note: In a recent rather heated discussion with a “woke right” couple I know I told them they didn’t care about Ukrainians and they responded that they absolutely do as they donate to a ministry in Ukraine run by a Russian national.

David R. Duringer, JD, LL.M (tax), is an attorney helping families grow family power by transmitting life, fortune, and honor, to descendants. He has taught defensive handgun and estate planning for decades. Sign up at guntrust.org for his free classes in Atascadero or Morro Bay.

 


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The funny thing about this Ukraine support by Americans is that most didn’t even know anything about the Ukraine before 2020.. most can’t still find it on a map. Kind of like “Assad is bad” people who now have an Al-Qaeda leader running Syria, or “Gaddafi is bad” people who now have an open slave market in Libya.. you guys are always wrong about these wars.. meanwhile literal Ukrainian Nazis are getting standing ovations in the Canadian Parliament, and John Stewart is putting medals around their necks..


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-Ukraine was on the side of the Nazis in World War 2, Russia was our ally.

-Ukraine is the most corrupt country in Europe, that is well documented. They refuse to audit where our money is going.

-Zelensky appears to be not only a narcissist, but regular drug user.


-“Slava Ukraini” is a fascist slogan created by Bandera.

-Azov Battalion was an openly fascist part of Ukrainian military.


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сла́ва Украї́ні!


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Some clearly true; some really not. Your point?…. And um, which country invaded which – not once but repeatedly? Andripped off big hunks of territory in the process.


Only 1 aggressor here…


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You are aware John McCain and Lindsay Graham were in the Ukraine in 2016 talking about supporting their military and “going on the offensive” against Russia well before the “so called Russian aggression” started?. What do you call that other than us being aggressive?


Ukraine also compiled a “kill list” that had many American journalists on it and other American citizens..After they died they would X them out on the website.. really nice people.


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Which point in particular did you take issue with?


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1st point true, but apropro of nothing, 2nd false – plenty contenders for that ‘honor’, 3rd n 4th totally bogus, 5th marginal at best but who cares – you find such diverse viewpoints in any society, but only the weak minded are so fast to sling the fascist label ( know anyone who HASNT been labeled a fascist.


And since Russia got pissed when Ukrain booted their puppet president n ‘annexed’ Crimea in 2014, it sorta makes sense what McCain et al said in 2016.


You’re working mighty hard to ignore who invaded who and nitpick the Russians into being less bad-guy than the Ukrainians. Wonder why, but not that much…


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As is typical for Russian propaganda (do you think Russia is still our ally?), your points carry hints of truth but are mostly false, inflated, and presented out of context. Their objective is not to convince, but simply to create doubt and paralyze the enemy through inaction. Right out of Soviet Russian playbook. Ukrainian nationalist partisans led by Stepan Bandera briefly cooperated with Nazi Germany to fight a common enemy, the USSR (something most of us Reaganite Republicans did during the Cold War). Some of the symbols used predate the Nazis and use of them out of nationalist pride among Azov and other militia does not mean widespread support for actual Nazis, though every country has some of these. Ukrainian militia Nazis must be the blacksheep at Nazi reunions because not only is Zelensky Jewish, but also the oligarch Kolomoisky who was the main driver for creating the militias to fight back in 2014. There is ample video of the same symbols used by Russian troops and the imperialist genocide they commit against civilians is behavior actually akin to Nazi behavior, which you ignore. The Zelensky the world knows, constantly in public view and often bravely visiting troops on the zero line, is not the Zelensky you depict. The phrase Slava Ukraini (сла́ва Украї́ні) came into use during the Ukrainian War of Independence which began in 1917, well before the Nazis, when Stepan Bandera was only eight years old. Now as for your claim that Ukraine is the most corrupt country in Europe, there is certainly much remaining corruption due to the continuing legacy from Russia (and Biden’s dealings with Russian oligarchs and pro-Russian oligarchs in Ukraine), but the important thing is the trend of improvement. And your claim is technically false: note from the corruption ranking linked in my article that Ukraine’s ranking of 36 is far higher than Russia’s rank of 22. Many Latin American countries, including Mexico and Venezuela, are far down the list near Russia. European countries scoring lower than Ukraine include Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Belarus (which is way down there with the same score as NATO member Turkey).


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Why does a local website like Cal Coast News publish this nutballs opinions about something halfway around the world?


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He makes more sense than you do – uses fewer unearned pejoratives too. Don’t like him, don’t read him.


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I’ll type slower so you can understand my point.


If he had ridiculous opinions about Cayucos vacation rentals or Santa Maria crime, I would just ignore it.


Cal Coast is far away from Ukraine.


There is no reason that his blabbering is necessary here.


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You have no point. You’re ignorant of stuff others find interesting, and huffily whine like a spoiled child because you’re insulted, somehow, that it got published. Maybe you should go read something you might like better – a comic book maybe?…


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Here is a youtube link for Zelensky’s actual Christmas message:

https://youtu.be/pT5N_zzqMeU?si=RXHKair-Z9TXW2lT


And here is a copy of the relevant portion of youtube’s translated transcript, which is consistent with my wife’s translation:


6:10

6 minutes, 10 seconds

Dear people, Since ancient times, Ukrainians have believed that, on Christmas night, the heavens open.

6:16

6 minutes, 16 seconds

And if you tell them your dream, it will surely come true. Today, we all share one dream.

6:25

6 minutes, 25 seconds

And we make one wish – for all of us. “May he perish,” each of us may think to ourselves.

6:34

6 minutes, 34 seconds

But when we turn to God, of course, we ask for something greater. We ask for peace for Ukraine.

6:44

6 minutes, 44 seconds

We fight for it. And we pray for it. And we deserve it.

6:51

6 minutes, 51 seconds

That every Ukrainian family may live in harmony.

6:54

6 minutes, 54 seconds

That every Ukrainian child may rejoice in a gift, smile, and preserve that so very important childlike faith in goodness and in miracles.

7:05

7 minutes, 5 seconds

That the eyes of our children, the eyes of our parents, our loved ones, our families may finally stop crying.

7:15

7 minutes, 15 seconds

That goodness and truth may prevail. That there may be a victory of peace.

7:23

7 minutes, 23 seconds

That there may be us. And that there may be Ukraine.

7:26

7 minutes, 26 seconds

And, inevitably, the day when everyone gathers at home in the first peaceful year, at a peaceful Christmas,

7:34

7 minutes, 34 seconds

and says to one another: “Christ Is Born! Glorify Him!” I congratulate all of you on the holiday, dear Ukrainians!

7:46

7 minutes, 46 seconds

To each and every one of you, I wish a happy Christmas, delicious kutia, and, of course, peace for us all!

7:53

7 minutes, 53 seconds

Take care of yourselves, take care of your families, take care of our Ukraine!

7:59

7 minutes, 59 seconds

Christ Is Born! Glorify Him!


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The link in the first paragraph is to an old Truth post of mine forwarding another post that was deleted. So it doesn’t help much. I’ve updated the article on my site to link directly to the offending Breitbart article, which i’m also posting here:

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2025/12/25/zelensky-ukrainians-are-wishing-death-upon-putin-for-christmas/


Also, re the last point about banning Christianity, consider Russia’s direct attack last night on the ancient Lavra monastery. Russia’s false claims of Christianity and Slavic roots give way, exposing the reality of its imperial genocide.


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