After Ukraine's army overthrows Zelensky, will it still be a democracy?

If Zaluzhnyi overthrows Zelensky, will Ukraine still be a democracy? And if not, where will we stand then? Zelensky’s been making noises about firing his Chief of Defense Forces. I’m sure Valerii Zaluzhnyi has heard those noises too, and to him they probably sound a lot like the boss is preparing to through him under the bus. For two years we’ve heard over and over that we have a moral duty to support Ukraine. Those plucky Ukrainians have been selflessly sacrificing their lives to keep the flickering light of democracy from going dark. They are fighting Russia so we don’t have to. That’s why the mere thought of a coup to remove the greatest democratic leader of our time is a sacrilege. But, in case you haven’t noticed, in the global war of democracy against authoritarianism, our champions aren’t doing that great. A lot of the donor nations in the “free world” are starting to ask questions. Like what happened to the last two years of “help?” They’re wondering, and rightfully so, if they’re just throwing good money after bad. That’s why the blame game in Kyiv is off and running. The front-line defenders of democracy are out of money, ordnance, and running out of Ukrainians willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for the cause of democracy. If and when Zaluzhnyi pulls the trigger on a coup and overthrows the elected president, Ukraine will be a democracy no more. Hence, the rationale for our support will be gone. Ukraine will be at peace, for without our grandiose promises of “whatever it takes for as long as it takes,” there would have been no war to begin with.