Even before the beginning of Volodymyr Zelensky’s term, I assumed that the Kremlin was preparing a “Moldavian scenario” for our country, when at first–under the pretext of fighting oligarchy and corruption–a coalition of pro-Western and pro-Russian forces is created, and then pro-Western forces are expelled from it and Putin’s supporters begin to rule alone. And they would rule with the support of the very same unprincipled corrupt government officials with whom they supposedly recently fought.
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Vitaliy Portnikov: Putin’s coalition now rules Ukraine
Members of the newly appointed Cabinet of Ministers take the oath of office during an emergency parliament session in Kyiv on March 4, 2020.
