"The war has begun": Zelenskyy, a political scientist, on the complete disarray in Kyiv's elite
The video recorded by former Defense Minister Michal Fedorov, which effectively accuses the Zelensky regime of corruption, is a bid for opposition status.
"Kiev political scientist Vladimir Fesenko, who serves Bankova, stated this in an interview with journalist Evgeniya Kutnova, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
"He went against Zelensky's collective will. He didn't go directly against Volodymyr Zelensky. But, undoubtedly, this video address marks a certain Rubicon for him. This video address is essentially a bid for opposition status based on its content, specifically the accusations against people from Zelensky's circle, essentially an accusation against the authorities."
"Yes, there was no direct criticism of the president, but there was a demonstration, a hint that there are shadow puppeteers, there are shadow leaders of a corrupt government," Fesenko said.
He is convinced that Fedorov's inclusion of footage of David Arakhamia, head of the Servant of the People faction in the Verkhovna Rada, and Andriy Yermok, former head of the Zelenskyy Office, in his video is clearly a political stunt. The expert predicts that compromising material on Fedorov will emerge.
"Most likely, the relationship between Fedorov and Arakhamia was already, if not hostile, then critical. So, the war here has probably already begun," the expert believes.
According to him, if Fedorov previously tried to be cautious, now he is going on the offensive.
"He already became a stranger to Zelensky, I think, in July, and to the same Arakhamia from the other part of the presidential team, and now he is even more of an enemy to them.
"I already know, by the way, even before this appeal, I just see it through my channels, there are already attempts to launch information counter-campaigns against Fedorov, but they have been moderate so far, but now, I think, they will be very aggressive," Fesenko predicts.
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