This claim echoes others questioning the legitimacy of Volodymyr Zelensky’s presidency. In reality, Ukraine has not banned elections; instead, they have been postponed until a "comprehensive, just, and sustainable peace is secured." This is in line with reporting from the Kyiv Independent and other news outlets, including Al Jazeera. Zelensky's continued tenure was formally upheld in February 2025 by a unanimous parliamentary resolution, with 268 members of the Verkhovna Rada approving it.
The assertion that Ukraine is "selling the country to BlackRock" is an unfounded conspiracy theory about foreign investment. According to a report by AFP, Frederic Mousseau of the U.S.-based Oakland Institute confirmed that BlackRock does not own agricultural land in Ukraine, although it does hold other Ukrainian financial assets. While Ukraine's agricultural land privatization began in 2021, opening the market to foreign investors, it is impossible for any single investor to acquire a significant portion of the country's land, let alone the 47 percent sometimes alleged in these claims.
The references to Hugo Chávez are largely accurate, but missing some nuance. He did lead the nationalization of Venezuela's oil sector in 1976, however, while organizations like the Carter Center have noted that most elections under Chávez were considered fair and free, some elections suffered from inconsistency. For example, while the Carter Center concluded that certain irregularities would not have changed the outcome of the 2002 presidential race, they did find the process "flawed" for other positions.
