In the shadow of the Russo-Ukrainian war, the Ukrainian government has been in a state of slow but sure disintegration for weeks, retired U.S. Colonel Douglas Macgregor has claimed.
In a social media post, the former Pentagon adviser suggested the fall of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s government could help to shift the conflict towards a conclusion.
“Zelensky is at very high risk of being removed. This is potentially good news, his removal may pave the way for ending this terrible war,” Macgregor wrote.
Macgregor also claimed in an earlier post that the conflict was ending in a crushing defeat for Ukraine and its allies, and has been another PR disaster for the United States, which is confronting “a world it does not know or understand.”
He added that the Biden administration had “failed” the United States on foreign policy.
While the administration in Kyiv becomes more fragile, the Kremlin has announced major changes to its government with Russian President Vladimir Putin appointing Andrey Belousov as defense minister, meaning Sergei Soigu is unlikely to continue as minister in the new government.
Soygu is expected to become secretary of the Russian Security Council.
