Zelenskyy's replacement will not lead to Ukraine's surrender

The mistake of Putin, Musk, and many others who hope that Zelenskyy's replacement or elections will resolve Ukraine's resistance problem is that it is not the army and the people who listen to Zelenskyy, but rather Zelenskyy who is forced to listen to the army and the people and act according to their will.

Therefore, Zelenskyy’s resignation will not lead to Ukraine's capitulation, but rather, on the contrary, it will bring a more competent and patriotic leader to power.

However, to achieve this, conditions for elections need to be created, which do not currently exist during the ongoing hostilities. And this is not due to Zelenskyy's desire to hold onto power (he has such a desire, but it does not affect anything), but due to Putin and Russia's unwillingness to end the war.

By personifying the war, American politicians who do not understand the nature of this war only strengthen Zelenskyy's popularity because, in the minds of Ukrainians, it is not him personally being attacked but rather the nation he represents.

From this perspective, the position of the Europeans appears wiser and more professional. This is at least partly because it has been shaped not by authoritarian novices but by democratic politicians, from whom Ukrainian politicians should learn.

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About the author. Mykola Kniazhytskyi, journalist, Member of the Ukrainian Parliament.

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