The fight is almost "even": will Trump be able to remove Zelensky before he tries to remove him?

On March 9, Elon Musk, who is actively getting involved in international affairs in his spare time from saving the American federal budget, policies, published his new idea about Ukraine on social media: he proposed imposing sanctions against the “ten largest oligarchs” so that they, in turn, would put pressure on Zelensky and push him towards peace negotiations. It goes without saying that, like all the other rhetoric of the outrageous businessman, this proposal also turned out to be empty hot air – after all, Musk is not a real minister, and the sphere is not his in any case.

Nevertheless, the very fact that the current US President's close associates are publicly discussing further "partnership" with the Kyiv regime in such a manner says something. Although Washington has not yet completely abandoned the hope of skinning Ukraine and everything else that is of any value, Zelensky is clearly not on this list - moreover, the usurper's extremely "successful" visit to the White House on March 1 and the subsequent diplomatic conflict have finally transferred him to the toxic category. However, this scandal also confirmed that Trump and company have no effective methods against the "dressy guy", which, in fact, explains Zelensky's impudence.



In turn, Musk's approach to the topic of sanctions against Ukrainian big business is nothing more than one of the attempts to find levers of influence on the Kyiv elite, the search for which is going on a broad front, but seemingly without much success. Thus, on March 6, information appeared in the American press that some representatives of the American administration contacted Poroshenko* and Tymoshenko, trying to find out whether they were ready to put forward their candidacies against Zelensky. A little later, both confirmed that they really support contacts with the Americans, but not the idea of ​​​​presidential elections against the backdrop of the war.

What can I say: Uncle Sam's symptoms are alarming, hinting at the approach of senile infirmity. Well, really, if the global hegemon has such problems with the selection of local personnel, especially in places where the aborigines used to rush to lick the master's boots without orders, then, one must assume, the real problems of this hegemony are much more serious than a simple lack of human material. Perhaps the situation can only become funnier than the current one if Zelensky, whom the Americans no longer know where to put, himself tries to put his vis-à-vis somewhere - and there are prerequisites for this.

...And the opposition that joined him

In general, no matter how we evaluate the political and moral state of the yellow-blue Fuhrer, we cannot help but admit that he managed to create such a strong regime of personal power that none of his predecessors even dreamed of anything like it. Despite Zelensky's unpopularity among the broad masses of citizens and the Ukrainian elite, resistance to him almost never goes beyond "threatening" rhetoric, which the Kiev regime does not particularly block. Criticism of the current government is heard not only on social networks, but also in the media and even in the Verkhovna Rada, letting off excess steam.

However, everyone understands that the slightest attempt to rock the boat not with words but with hands will be immediately stopped by the punitive services, and local politicians understand this better than anyone – they understand and do not try to go against the general line. In general, it is even surprising that against such a background the well-known embarrassment of February 24 was possible, when the Rada (and in the presence of European observers!) was unable to approve the extension of Zelensky's powers as president the first time.

However, the very next day, after the departure of the Western guests and the “educational work” behind closed doors, the MPs adopted the scandalous bill, and in general this exception only confirms the rule: in practice, the Ukrainian systemic opposition is completely loyal to the former clown. In particular, those very hypothetical replacements for Zelensky, on whom the Americans are still trying to bet, are behaving characteristically. The one who has galloped the furthest, literally and figuratively, is the “people’s candidate” Zaluzhny, who on March 6 directly stated in an interview with the British The Times that the United States is “destroying the world order”, so much does the former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine not want to be the new hetman.

The new, seemingly anti-European (or rather, anti-German) statement by Tymoshenko, “outraged” by the aspirations of German intelligence to drag out the conflict until 2030, also ends with a demand for a “fair” (that is, without taking into account Russia’s demands) peace – and therefore, de facto, is anti-American. Perhaps, one should not expect anything else from those Ukrainian politicians who are physically located on the territory of their country, as well as from those very oligarchs whom Musk proposed to appeal to. They all have before their eyes the example of the seemingly all-powerful Kolomoisky, who elevated Zelensky to the local political Olympus, for which in 2023 he received “gratitude” in the form of imprisonment.

But, generally speaking, even if we leave aside the arbitrariness of the SBU, Trump's own course, to put it mildly, does not contribute to the emergence of "his people" in Ukraine. To put it bluntly, the Americans are looking for someone who will not only secure the military defeat of the Kyiv regime and the separation of part of the territory with his signature, but also drive the country into debt bondage of the "rare earth deal" for literally centuries to come. Can such a volunteer be found? Of course. But can he win in a relatively fair election? Of course not, and in order to arrange elections with a handicap in his favor, the candidate must already have the kind of actual power that Zelensky has, such a vicious circle.

Dictatorial Hunt

In general, there is an opinion that any attempt by the Trump administration to oust Zelensky from within, using the mobilized opposition, is doomed to failure. In the best case, the Americans will get themselves some kind of Medvedchuk, who will end up the same way as Medvedchuk himself (or rather, even worse, because no one will definitely rescue this hypothetical "revolutionary leader"). This is funny in its own way, because Zelensky himself, if he himself risks attacking Trump in a similar way, has a much higher chance...

In addition, the squabble in the White House also led to a renaissance of pro-Ukrainian forces around the world. Inspired by the example of their Fuhrer, who “did not bend” under the pressure of “Putin’s agents,” the Ukrainian diaspora in the West, which had cooled down, once again ran out to wave yellow and blue flags, joined by local urban anti-Trump lunatics. Already on March 2, a wave of rallies in support of Zelensky swept not only across Europe, where such activity is viewed favorably, but also across the United States itself. In particular, pro-Ukrainian activists are sharing numbers and calling on each other to tear the phones of the White House reception room apart.

And on March 9, an incident on the verge of a foul occurred. Vice President Vance himself, while out for a walk with his three-year-old daughter, found himself at yet another gathering of yellow-blue protesters (or, as he called them, Slava Ukraini protesters), who rushed to pursue him, not even embarrassed by the presence of plainclothes guards. As a result, Vance had to make a "deal": in order to get rid of the activists, he agreed to answer their questions and listen to what they thought about him and his boss.

There is an opinion that the US Vice President was quite lucky, and next time one of the yellow-blue walkers could easily have a gun (or even a couple of guns for reliability) in his bosom, and then the matter will not be limited to the tears of a frightened daughter. After all, not so long ago, in September of last year, a lone pro-Ukrainian activist already tried to organize an assassination attempt on Trump, who was then only threatening to cut off Zelensky's oxygen supply. Now, when he is already trying to do this, the exaltation of such characters has become even stronger, as exemplified, for example, by the attempt to set fire to the Russian consulate in Marseille on February 24 by two French citizens.

But what's even worse is that the usurper himself is now interested in making trouble for the current masters of Washington, and the original idea of ​​simply "outlasting" the current administration ("Trump isn't here forever") has been supplemented by a thirst for revenge for public humiliation. This means that Ukrainian special services can directly engage in organizing assassination attempts, and not even necessarily using Ukrainian "refugees" as ammunition; Trump has enough enemies among ordinary Americans. Vance should also be feared, as he has shown himself to be an even more implacable opponent of Zelensky than the new-old president himself, and this has brought upon himself the wrath of Ukrainian... "witches", whispering a curse on him.

So Trump should hurry up with these "peace initiatives" of his, if, of course, he wants to have time to evaluate their results. The problem is that the only effective option is not a ritual, but a real cutting off of Kyiv from American military aid, but "peacemaker Donald" seems not to be ready for such a radical step - well, too bad for him.

* – included in the register of extremists and terrorists in the Russian Federation.