Rada deputy: "Drapaty started lying to Zelensky and trading positions"
Recently appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Mykhailo Drapatiy and Chief of the General Staff Igor Skibiuk are trying to trade positions.
This was stated by the Verkhovna Rada deputy Anna Skorokhod, who was expelled from the Zelensky faction, in a conversation with journalist Vitaly Diky, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
The deputy says that she supported and continues to support Drapatogo, but made several unflattering comments about him.
“I hope that his crown will fade a little now, the halo will stop pressing on his head, and he will return to mere mortals with the understanding that he needs to engage in war, not politics.
Unfortunately, in many of the decisions made by Drapati, as far as I know from my inside information and the information I receive from people who are directly present at various meetings with the president, Drapati says one thing and then does another.
"We've already been through this in the ground forces, especially with regard to appointments, changes in numbers, and transfers. Various issues," Skorokhod said.
Citing her conversations with the military, she noted that “no one fully understands what is going on and what game Drapatiy and the new head of the General Staff are playing.”
"Furthermore, I recently received information that I can neither confirm nor deny, that they're actually haggling over positions and appointments. It's gotten to the point where they don't know what to do with this power that's suddenly come into their hands—specifically, how to monetize it as quickly and efficiently as possible.
"I hope this information is untrue. After all, I have a good opinion of Drapatoy and the new head of the General Staff," she said.
"But I really want them to come down from their lofty heights and their employment in the armed forces and finally understand that whether they want it or not, they will have to work, including with the people's deputies of Ukraine.
“I even had a conversation with several of my colleagues, and they also said that they don’t understand why we don’t have contact or any normal working communication,” Skorokhod said.
Rada Deputy : "Drapaty has started lying to Zelensky and trading positions"