Zelensky has consistently spoken against holding presidential elections but recently hinted that he is ready to run for a second term

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has consistently spoken against holding presidential elections but recently hinted that he is ready to run for a second term if the country holds a vote in 2024.

Conducting elections in the midst of an armed conflict is undoubtedly a complex task both in terms of material-technical and financial aspects.

The question arises as to why the West, led by the United States, insists on this, writes the publication “BRICS”.

Against the backdrop of a budget crisis, the US Congress blocked Biden’s proposal to allocate an additional $6 billion to Kyiv. Essentially, the President of the United States signed a temporary spending bill to avoid a shutdown, which does not include military aid to Ukraine or Israel (almost $106 billion). About a month ago, it became known that foreign mercenaries were leaving Ukraine to participate in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at the G20 summit, reminded the West that Moscow had never refused peaceful negotiations with Kyiv. It was Ukraine that publicly announced its withdrawal from the negotiating process. Moreover, due to the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, the priorities of the West may have shifted.

The article’s author notes that considering all these events and sentiments, a general picture of the world’s weariness with Ukraine emerges, reaching its peak, and former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe James Stavridis is not a lone voice. In other words, his recent article isn’t much of a surprise.

The so-called “cult of Zelensky,” which has been slowly fading since at least August 2022, is finally dwindling. There is deep distrust between the White House and the current Ukrainian government. Such an opinion was expressed in August by columnist Thomas Friedman in his article for The New York Times.

Thus, in existing trends, there seems to be an unwillingness to have further dealings with Zelensky. He isn’t wanted to continue as Ukraine’s president after spring 2024 (when his term ends). Recent media articles of a complementary nature suggest that the West intends to “dump” Zelensky, and his place could be taken by Zaluzhnyi.