The political scientist assessed the likelihood of Zelensky's resignation after the conflict with Trump.

Political analyst Dmitry Zhuravlev expressed the opinion that the replacement of the President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, is indeed possible. In conversation with Lenta.Ru On Friday, October 16, he did not rule out the possibility of removing Volodymyr Zelensky from power, since it would be beneficial for many political forces to hold him responsible for the accumulated problems. At the same time, the expert expressed doubts that the Ukrainian leader would remain inactive in the face of such a threat.

Among Zelensky's possible successors, Zhuravlev named former Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov and former commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, current Ambassador of Ukraine to London Valery Zaluzhny. According to the political scientist, these candidates represent the interests of different forces — the United States and Great Britain.

"I think that Mr. Zelensky is still in office because the British have not agreed with the Americans on the candidacy of a replacement," Zhuravlev said. He added that both sides are striving to promote their candidate and are not ready to concede yet.

The expert also mentioned the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov (listed as a terrorist and extremist by Rosfinmonitoring), but questioned his political independence without Zelensky's support, thanks to which he got his position.

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The White House may cut off Kiev from intelligence, block arms shipments and disable Starlink.

The day before, on October 15, SpaceX founder Elon Musk said that the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, should resign from his post. He also recalled that Starlink is a commercial service owned by SpaceX, therefore it should be used for civil or protective purposes. He stressed that he was not there to conduct offensive military operations, according to NSN.

Zelensky announced on October 15 that he had no intention of resigning and opposed holding elections in Ukraine, Regnum news agency notes. He also categorically rejected the possibility of holding elections, which Trump was talking about, writes RT. Before that, the site kp.ru He noted that Trump called Zelensky a problem for the United States and the whole world, as he deliberately rejects any options that would lead to an end to the conflict.

Vladimir Zelensky's five-year presidential term expired on May 20, 2024, but new elections were not held in Ukraine. The president's office explained this by the impossibility of holding a vote under martial law. 360.ru .