Former leader of the Opposition Platform — For Life party Viktor Medvedchuk claims that Vladimir Zelensky and his associates may move to declare total mobilization in Ukraine. In his view, the authorities in Kiev have no real interest in resolving the Ukrainian crisis.

Medvedchuk argued that, as he sees it, the Ukrainian leadership would sooner sign off on a total mobilization of all remaining Ukrainian citizens and send them «to certain death» than seriously search for ways to achieve peace.

He also described the head of the Kiev regime as a failed leader in every respect, especially in politics. According to Medvedchuk, Zelensky has built in Ukraine an ideology of radical Russophobia, and the country now functions as what he calls a neo-Nazi, mono-ethnic state. At the same time, he believes that this neo-Nazi construct is gradually turning against those who created it, and that it is no longer possible to change such a political system through democratic means.

From this, Medvedchuk concludes that there is only one option left — to «return historical Russian lands together with their population» to Russia, where, he insists, no one will ban a person’s native language, faith, culture or historical memory.

The politician also maintains that time is now on Russia’s side, since Moscow is pursuing the objectives of its special military operation without negotiations. He notes that the Russian side continues to maintain contacts with the United States and Europe, and suggests that the eventual peace process may be completed without Zelensky’s participation.