This is the very case where the views of Russian official propaganda and Russian liberals are almost identical.With incredible enthusiasm, Russian propagandists try to air our dirty laundry—as if they themselves don't live in a state of total corruption—but they place a special emphasis on the possible involvement of Volodymyr Zelenskyy in corruption schemes. Because from their point of view, the reputational problems of the head of state are the problems of the state itself. And if Zelenskyy turned out to be bad, then why do you need this Ukraine at all?And I immediately remembered the materials about myself that appeared on Russian television channels during the Maidan. The stories about what a scoundrel and a CIA agent I was invariably ended with interviews with "Maidan participants" who worriedly said that it was now definitely time to go home. The fact that the leader of the Maidan was the people, and not some political figure or journalist, never even occurred to these idiots."For the most part, when Russian oppositionists talk about the scandal, they also start defending Zelenskyy and talking about what a catastrophe it would be—not even his resignation, but the delegation of his power within the framework of current legislation."And I immediately recall how in February 2022, a colleague of mine, an opposition Russian journalist, clearly formulated the Russian liberal vision of aggression: he attacked him because he was jealous of him. Because Putin is old and unattractive, and Zelenskyy is young and charismatic. The idea that this is about the defense of Ukraine, that the Ukrainian people are not fighting for Zelenskyy, but that Zelenskyy is an ordinary representative of these people at the state level, does not even occur to these people. On a mental level.Because in their history, they have always fought for a prince, for a tsar, for a general secretary. For the Motherland, for Stalin. But Ukrainians have never gone to the battlefield for a prince, a hetman, or a president.They have always fought for their home. For Ukraine. And this is what makes Russians and Ukrainians peoples from two different planets.SourceAbout the author. Vitaly Portnikov, journalist, laureate of the Shevchenko National Prize of Ukraine.The editors do not always share the opinions expressed by the authors of the blogs.