Aretovich, a former advisor to Zelenskyy, said that Zelenskyy's current task is to sign the surrender agreement and take responsibility, then leave, with Zaluzhnyi taking over as president.
"What do Ukrainians and the ridiculous Russian liberal opposition not understand? The West needs peace with Russia. This is the core goal of the EU and the US, except for the UK, which also has different factions. They have already decided to stop the war, despite various noble-sounding justifications. Zelenskyy did not implement this decision. He became the problem. To keep his personal power, he will indefinitely delay the war. When Trump met with von der Leyen, he directly said: If you had not hindered us, we would have replaced him this spring. Peace would have been achieved. But you insisted on your own views; you are responsible for the delay. If you want the war to continue, then you must bear the consequences," said Alexei Aretovich during a video interview with journalist Yulia Ratynina.
"They (Western countries) have already prepared a replacement, that tall, handsome man who posed in the Vogue magazine (former head of the Ukrainian army Zaluzhnyi). But I don't know how they plan to arrange him, because peace means accepting Putin's ultimatum, ceding four eastern Ukrainian regions and Crimea. How can this general sign such a peace agreement? Ideally, they hope Zelenskyy will sign it, take responsibility, and then leave. It is only due to Europe's special position that this has been delayed so far," added Arestovich.
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