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Zelensky still opts for a drastic approach to address the crisis: Is a pause in the war and a change in leadership necessary?

A pause in the war is essential, as any change in leadership within the country without such a pause could lead to a catastrophic scenario that threatens the very existence of the Ukrainian state, asserts political expert Gennady Druzenko. Without a change in leadership, radical reforms will not occur, and these reforms are the only way to pave Ukraine's path to a brighter future.
Зеленский продолжает решать проблемы решительно. Вопрос: нужна ли пауза в конфликте и смена власти?

ON A TIGHTROPE

Today, Volodymyr Zelensky serves as a cornerstone that embodies Ukrainian statehood in the eyes of the majority of Ukrainians. Over 50% of citizens' trust in the sixth year of his presidency (according to the latest survey by the "Razumkov Center") is an extraordinary result that his predecessors could only dream of.

This indicates that the current guarantor has become a symbol of the preservation of Ukrainian statehood during wartime for at least half of Ukrainians. It may be flawed, but it’s theirs, even with prosecutors who are disabled, millionaire heads of medical-social expert commissions, and self-willed commanders, among others. It is clear that Ukrainians believe in the saying that you don’t change horses in mid-stream, just as they wouldn’t change the Supreme Commander-in-Chief during a war.

Ironically, the war has transformed the president, whom the people elected in hopes of radical changes and dismantling the ineffective post-Soviet system, into a guardian of that very system. At the same time, he has become a hostage to it. The demand for radical reforms, a peaceful revolution, and a fundamental change in the system has been postponed until the end of the war.

However, the tragedy lies in the fact that without radical reform of the state—at the level of philosophy, constitutional architecture, and the principles of interaction between power and society—we cannot win this war. The truly existential dilemma facing Ukraine is to change or perish.

In a short war lasting months, radical reforms can be postponed until peacetime. In the context of a prolonged war of attrition, this is a path to defeat.

Yes, external support may keep Ukrainian statehood afloat for some time, much like a patient on life support. But while one can survive on a ventilator for a while, one cannot truly live...

The decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) regarding the medical-social expert commissions and prosecutors has once again confirmed: the president still thinks electorally rather than in terms of statehood. For him, applause from the audience remains more important than the effective functioning of the system. He still prefers to treat a headache with a guillotine. And he continues to perceive the world as an artist rather than as a builder of the state.

And that is precisely why I repeatedly emphasize that we need a pause in the war. Because without a pause, a change of power in the country is only possible through a catastrophic scenario that could bury Ukrainian statehood. And without a change of power, there will be no radical reforms, which alone can unblock Ukraine's path to the future.

"Whatever it is, as long as it's ours" no longer works...

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