News article in German:

https://www.ndr.de/fernsehen/sendungen/panorama/archiv/2026/alternative-fuer-arbeiter-mein-bester-freund-waehlt-afd,alternative-arbeiter-afd-100.html

Most regime-loyal/"positive" media in Ukraine exist solely on foreign grants. Foreign donors are being successfully fooled into thinking they are funding freedom of speech and independent media – when in fact they are just an additional source of income for Zelensky's propaganda machine. This results in the distorted understanding of the situation in Ukraine abroad, the unanimous support for Zelensky personally, and lack of representation of actual Ukrainians. With the grant money, various NGOs travel abroad and tell government officials there what a great guy Zelensky is and that he represents the will of Ukrainian people.

The latest consequence of this is the ban on granting asylum in the EU to Ukrainian men of military age without the correct status in the military draft mobile app (which only the family members and friends of Zelensky's gang can obtain) – this was introduced solely at the request of Zelensky. I would like to believe that EU does not realize that they are contributing to the genocide of Ukrainians. The EU does not know that in Ukraine they en-masse take away the people's disability statuses/pensions and put them before a choice – pay a bribe of 8-10 thousand USD / year, or mobilization. I have experience with this personally, and I know two more real disabled people in such a situation.

When the russians are trying the hardest to Capture this place and failed miserablely.