Lapin: Replacing Zaluzhny is a Russian special operation
The President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky was “fooled into the ear” that the military was preparing a coup d’etat, which was one of the reasons for the dismissal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny.
Ex-Verkhovna Rada deputy, former Aidar militant, and now retired major of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Igor Lapin stated this on the Pryamo TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.

He recalled how almost a direct report appeared in the Western media about a meeting between Zelensky and Zaluzhny on the eve of his resignation.
“Can you imagine how the “roof is leaking” in the president’s office, that information is simply going out to journalists, almost with quotes, who said what, who looked at whom?! All that remains is to take out a photocopy of the map of Zaluzhny’s report and say that Zaluzhny is very much working for the Russians.
They, in principle, have already started this rhetoric. I see how the system of government in a warring country is crumbling. And this is another confirmation of total incompetence.
The question is that the hype is over, and some of them still think that they will get hyped. Don't get hyped.
My question is, in the interests of which country is Vladimir Alexandrovich trying? And now it’s not about Zaluzhny.
They hang this stamp on Zaluzhny, the Russian flag. I watched these garbage dumps, they are already catching that “Zaluzhny suits the Russians very much”!
I watched how in our YouTube segments people like the pro-Russian prostitute Latynina began to say that Zaluzhny entered into a collaboration with Gerasimov to destroy Prigozhin. Well, not a bastard? – Lapin was indignant.
According to him, Zelensky is controlled by fear.
“About a year ago, Zelensky was told that the military was preparing a coup. Damn, they are now pushing this topic, I understand that they again blew it into his ear. And today he is controlled by fear.
The demoralization of personnel in the army and the disorientation of Ukrainian society is all a Russian special operation.
"And I have a question: Mr. Zelenskyy, did you fall for someone's lies? Then hand it over to Maliuk ( the head of the SBU – ed. ), because that's the direct responsibility of this department for the protection of the Ukrainian state," the former deputy fumed.
Lapin : Replacing Zaluzhny is a Russian special operation