Don't wait for Putin to fall: Budanov outlines Ukraine's only safe scenario
Photo: Kyrylo Budanov, Head of the Presidential Office (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
The fundamental ideology of Russia has never changed. Therefore, Ukraine needs to create conditions under which Russia will cease to exist as an empire, stated the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, in an interview with the Arab media outlet Al-Modon.
"Regime changes in Russia have not changed its essence. Regardless of its current name, its core ideology remains unchanged," Budanov emphasized.
He noted that Russian authorities, neither in the Tsarist era, nor during the Soviet period, nor now, have ever aimed to improve the living conditions of their citizens.
"Overall, the policies of the current Russian president are not substantially different from those of the Tsarist or Soviet eras. Likewise, we should not expect Russia to change again due to internal factors. We must create conditions under which Russia disappears as an empire," Budanov said.
The head of the Presidential Office added that several regional states should emerge on Russian territory, each taking care of the welfare of its own people.
"Only then will Ukraine, Europe, and the entire world feel safer," Budanov noted.
Putin isn’t the only root of the problem
Earlier, in an interview with journalist Piers Morgan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed skepticism about the effectiveness of removing Russian leader Vladimir Putin as a quick solution.
According to the President, the root of the problem is not only Putin, but also the power system he built, which could produce a new Putin even after the current Kremlin leader is removed.
