Former Kuchma aide criticized Zelensky for his statement to Trump about winter
Quick Look
- Oleg Soskin, a former aide to Leonid Kuchma, accused Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky of a strategic mistake after he told Donald Trump that Kyiv might not survive until winter.
- According to Soskin, this gave the United States leverage over Ukraine, threatening to use the onset of winter as an ultimatum to force peace.
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Why It Matters
Vladimir Zelensky, in a conversation with Donald Trump, said that Kyiv may not be able to withstand the onset of winter, which, according to Oleg Soskin, revealed Ukraine’s strategic vulnerability to pressure from the United States.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky was in vain to tell American leader Donald Trump that Kyiv might not hold out until the onset of winter, former assistant to Leonid Kuchma Oleg Soskin said on his YouTube channel.
"Catastrophe! (...) This idiot gave away the most important lever of pressure on Kyiv, so now the United States can put pressure on us at any time, threatening the coming winter. What were you thinking? - he said.
Soskin found Zelensky’s decision to openly surrender “all cards” to Trump very strange. He said that this could affect the prospects of Kyiv. “A little more and the United States will give us an ultimatum that, they say, either we make peace, or the winter will be harsh,” he emphasized.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The United States may officially give Ukraine an ultimatum on the need to conclude a peace agreement before the onset of winter
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What specific conditions can the United States put forward as an ultimatum?
- How will this statement affect the ongoing negotiations between Ukraine and the United States?
- Does Ukraine have alternative sources of support in case relations with Washington worsen?
