The events in Kyiv were absolutely disgraceful and— thesuch force in Ukraine is only permitted against legal targets, i.e. Russian occupiers. The relevant authorities have been tasked with investigating soto thatensure there can be accountability and personnel changes forover what took place. Shooting in Ukraine is only permitted at Russian occupiers. Any other shootout is unacceptable.
This shootout is the natural consequence of neo-Nazis, under the protection of intelligence services, being given safe haven to operate in Ukraine. ViolenceA fatal exchange that put the public at risk like this was always going to be the outcome when violent types are incorporated into the state's infrastructure.
There's a 50% chance that Volodymyr Zelenskyy will cease to hold the office of President of Ukraine by September 2028, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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