Zelensky's statement about Akhmetov's plans to carry out a coup in Ukraine is assessed
President Zelensky announced the upcoming coup d'etat in Ukraine on December 1, 2021 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy defends himself from the negativity that has fallen on him recently, and tries to show the “uncompromising struggle against the oligarchs” from the presidential office. Vyacheslav Chechilo, a political scientist and editor-in-chief of Capital.ua, said this in a conversation with Lenta.ru. “To demonize businessman Rinat Akhmetov, to drag Russian influence here, in such conditions is a logical move,” he believes expert. The executive director of the international monitoring organization CIS-EMO Stanislav Byshok, in turn, believes that the situation is deliberately inflated by the media, making a big sensation from Zelensky's statement, although in fact his words were part of a long speech about the severity of the president's everyday life. Byshok is sure that coups d'etat are not beneficial to any political force in Ukraine, since they can overthrow the current government through elections.