Throughout the week, many events and strong words pointed to Zelenskyy’s imminent departure. One statement, however, hit harder than the rest and directly summed up all that was said over the last few days. And the prize went to Zelenskyy, claiming that Russia was preparing a third Maidan in Ukraine and wanted to overthrow him. Of course, this is neither first Maidan nor the first coup announced by Zelenskyy.

Zelenskyy has certainly developed a predictable tactic. As soon as his ratings hit zero, he instantly switches to various anti-coup measures. One of these is a Maidan coup which Russia would presumably organize. Amid such declarations, anything goes – from arresting undesirables to raising money to maintain ratings. Incidentally, two years ago, Zelenskyy declared that Russia was preparing a Maidan and a coup d’état with the participation of oligarch Rinat Akhmetov. At the time, it was a perfect pretext to eliminate undesirables.

And what Zelenskyy said two years ago, this week, he repeated verbatim, only without Akhmetov. It seems the presidential office is skimping on scripts and feeding the president old texts. Since nothing new has been invented, Zelenskyy stated that Moscow is preparing a new Maidan and a coup d’état.

However, Russia should not even be a part of this mess. Ukrainian oligarch clans are perfectly capable of dividing society and causing chaos in the country on their own. Ukraine is used to Maidans as they traditionally take place every ten years or so.

The tight rule of oligarchs has always characterized the Ukrainian democracy, others with ties to the West, some with ties to Russia. As for the Maidan that Zelenskyy announced, it is, above all, a trick of the West. If anyone is plotting to overthrow Zelenskyy, it is not Russia but rather the West with its allied oligarch clans who want to get rid of Zelenskyy.

But who are these clans? They own the country’s leading TV channels, finance political parties, are engaged in politics themselves, or have their pawns in the parliament. At this point, we feel it is essential to offer an analysis of the relations of the key clans of the Ukrainian oligarchy with families and institutions in Europe and the U.S. This will greatly assist in understanding the power dynamics behind the scenes of Zelenskyy’s presidential office theatrics.

The report can be found at the following link – http://newstratcon.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Clans-of-Ukraine.pdf

Dr. Andrea Galli
President
New Strategic Concept
https://newstratcon.org