Candace Owens slams Zelensky as ‘fraud’ after missile hits Poland

Conservative pundit Candace Owens has denounced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a “cheat” after reports a missile fired by his country killed two people in Poland.

In a series of tweets on Wednesday, Owens called Ukraine’s president a “scumbag actor” and accused him of “trying to start World War III” by attempting to blame Russia for the missile attack. International concerns that the incident could force NATO to intervene in the war between Russia and Ukraine surfaced after initial reports suggested the missile that hit the Polish village of Przevodow on Tuesday could have come from the Russian military.

While the missile was identified as Russian-made, US, Polish and NATO officials have since dismissed the notion that the weapon was launched from Russia. They have instead implied that the missile was likely fired by Ukrainian forces, albeit accidentally. Owens claimed without evidence that the incident was a deliberate attempt by Zelensky to launch a “false flag” attack that would force NATO into war.

“Zelensky tried yesterday to start World War III by deliberately misleading the public,” Owens said tweeted. “He’s a dirty actor who has been mislabeled as heroic in Western propaganda networks. Ukrainian, Russian and American citizens all suffer the consequences of lying.”

“Ukraine is an intelligence operation point, hence Operation Mockingbird’s support for Zelenskyy,” she said continued, which refers to an alleged Cold War-era CIA program often referenced by QAnon conspiracy theorists. “Yesterday was a false flag attempt, which only fell in part because citizen journalists identified the plane. That’s why they want to control the internet.”

Owens also insisted that she rejected a “false dichotomy of the Western press” and was neither “pro-Putin”. [nor] Pro-Zelensky.” However, she did refer zu Zelensky as a “piece of s***”, supported by “cowards in the media”.

“At least Putin isn’t pretending to be a good person,” Owens said tweeted. “Zelensky does it while robbing the American people and trying to start WWIII.”

Owens went on to discuss Zelensky with Dr. Comparing Anthony Fauci and George Floyd, calling all three men “cheaters”.

“The same people who told you George Floyd was a hero then told you Fauci was a hero and then told you Zelensky was a hero,” she said tweeted. “Scam. All.”

Hours after she unleashed her anti-Zelensky tweet storm, Owens divided a video in which she further denounces the Ukrainian president for “not wearing a suit every day” while denying that she is a “pro-Putin puppet”.

President Joe Biden was one of the first world leaders to cast doubt on claims that the missile was launched by Russian forces, telling reporters Tuesday night that “preliminary information” indicated it was “unlikely.” A Kremlin spokesman later praised Biden for a “restrained” and “professional response.”

Zelenskyy continues to deny that the missile was fired by the Ukrainian military. While international officials pointed out that Ukraine was likely responsible for an unintended attack, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday that Russia was still responsible over the war in Ukraine.

“It’s not Ukraine’s fault,” said Stoltenberg. “Russia bears ultimate responsibility as it continues its illegal war against Ukraine.”

news week asked Zelenskyy’s office for comment.