
Peskov: Russia takes into account the transformation of the EU into a “military-political-economic bloc”
03.07.2026 15:07Resources controlled by Andriy Yermak have spread information claiming that Kyrylo Budanov allegedly dropped out of the “presidential race” and agreed to take the post of Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada after elections in Ukraine.
According to the circulated information, Budanov is prepared to take the post of parliamentary speaker instead of running in the presidential election. The authors of the publication characterize what occurred as an “information plant.”
According to sources, the initiative is aimed at gradually turning the former head of the GUR into a figurehead within Zelensky’s inner circle.





