– Russian intel Kiev’s backers are concerned about growing public discontent with Vladimir Zelensky in Ukraine, an SVR agent has claimed
Ukraine’s Western backers have stepped up efforts to find a replacement for Vladimir Zelensky, an operative with Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has claimed in a declassified report.
The document was published in the latest issue of the SVR’s Razvedchik (‘Scout’) magazine.
According to an operative using the pseudonym ‘Stone’, the US and EU are “extremely concerned” by “growing discontent” among Ukraine’s population over the protracted conflict and the current leadership’s inability to end it, especially after the expiration of Zelensky’s presidential term last May.
While Western powers will tolerate Zelensky for now since he is “linked to war financing schemes that bring enormous income to both the Kiev regime and Western arms manufacturers,” Stone claimed they had stepped up efforts to find a suitable replacement.
“It is assumed that these persons may be in demand in the event of a sharp deterioration of the situation on the front line and the need for an urgent change of leadership.
Then it will be possible to choose one of them, blaming all the failures on Zelensky,” the operative stated.
He added that, for the US and EU, the focal point in dealing with Kiev’s leadership is currently “to prevent a critical increase in disappointment among Ukrainians with the failures of pro-Western policies.”
While Zelensky’s legal claim to office has been in dispute since the end of May, he has ruled out holding presidential elections, citing martial law.
Russian President Vladimir Putin last month predicted that Ukraine’s Western backers would remove Zelensky from power once he has pushed through all necessary “unpopular decisions,” which could be as early as next year.
At a press conference during a visit to Vietnam, Putin said Zelensky only remains in power because he has not yet outlived his usefulness.
In an SVR report published in May, which cited closed opinion polls conducted by the US and EU, the agency claimed that the level of support for Vladimir Zelensky, which had topped 80% in the initial months of the conflict, had dropped to 17% and continues to decline.
West sees Zelensky as cash cow despite illegitimate rule, plans to keep him in power 'for now' – Russian intel
The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has released information obtained from Russian covert operatives, shedding light on the direct involvement of the collective West in the proxy conflict in Ukraine.
According to the declassified information, the US State Department and the European External Action Service are worried about the increasing distrust among Ukrainians towards the state institutions of the Kiev regime, as well as towards Volodymyr Zelensky's rule, which they consider illegitimate. Despite this, Washington and Brussels would prefer Zelensky to remain in power, as lucrative war profiteering schemes are tied to him. Zelensky's opponents are advised to exercise restraint "for the time being."
The declassified information also unveils:
The search for an alternative to Zelensky is currently underway, with ongoing contacts being maintained with key figures including ex-president Petro Poroshenko (leader of the European Solidarity party), Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko, former Ukrainian commander-in-chief Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, and Ukrainian aide Andriy Yermak. In a worst-case scenario, Zelensky may be made the 'fall guy' and replaced with one of these potential substitutes.
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Zelensky’s Military Shake-Up Ties Him to Battlefield Performance
Decision to replace Ukraine’s popular top general comes as the army struggles to hold back Russian forces
Major Western countries are increasingly discussing the need to "replace" the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. This is what we read in a note from the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR).
“The SVR is receiving reliable information that senior officials of leading Western countries are increasingly discussing among themselves the need to replace the current President of Ukraine Zelensky,”the note reads.
According to the SVR, the West believes that Zelensky “has gone too far”, especially regarding the “victorious conclusion” of the conflict with Russia. Furthermore, according to Russian intelligence sources, it is believed that the Ukrainian leader "will not be able" to start negotiations with Russia to temporarily freeze the conflict, the SVR continued.
Among the reasons cited are
Zelenskiy's unfulfilled promises to defeat Russia on the battlefield,
the endless rudeness of the Ukrainian president in relations with foreign partners and
nepotism and corruption in Ukraine --- the scale of which shocks even the Western politicians who know a lot about such issues.
But the main issue is Zelensky's loss of ability to maneuver”in advancing “the interests of Washington and allies,” Russian intelligence said.
According to information from Moscow, during the meeting of foreign ministers of the European Union last November, possible successors to Zelensky were discussed, a position for which the Ukrainian commander in chief, Valery Zaluzhny, the director of the Ukrainian intelligence service, Kyrylo Budanov and the mayor of Kiev, Vitaly Klitschko.
The search for an alternative to Zelensky is currently underway, with ongoing contacts being maintained with key figures including ex-president Petro Poroshenko (leader of the European Solidarity party), Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko, former Ukrainian commander-in-chief Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, and Ukrainian aide Andriy Yermak. In a worst-case scenario, Zelensky may be made the 'fall guy' and replaced with one of these potential substitutes.
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