Large (3.5 hours) press conference of Vladimir Zelensky, timed to the first anniversary of his inauguration in the Verkhovna Rada, has not worked from the beginning. “Reasoned” denial of accreditation more than fifty Ukrainian journalists for allegedly “due to restrictions during a pandemic” looked “ingratitude”. Most of these media before last year’s elections daily denounced “corruption and nepotism” in the immediate environment of Petro Poroshenko. Some, however, the press service of the Office of the President at the last moment still “opened” on the lawn near the Mariinsky Palace. However, the opportunity to ask questions to Vladimir Zelensky received not more than twenty people. Journalists loyal to the predecessor Zelensky “channel 5”, “Espresso”, “Direct” until the end of the event was kept “in the background”. That is, without the right “to vote”.
the 7th the President of Ukraine worked with the Ukrainian and foreign journalists in the usual format. That is not on the 2nd floor of the Kiev Food market as it was 10 October last year, and not with the individual micro-groups members of the media, each of which took no more than three minutes.
Today’s communication Leader of the Ukrainian Nation has shown over the years of his presidency, Vladimir A. even more distant from the realities of the country.
As 2020-the year will go down in recent history Nezalezhnosti as the year of local Council elections (where the followers of Vladimir Zelensky expect to “take” not just parliamentary seats, but to become governors in key country locations), the President of Ukraine has clearly outlined the challenges facing his supporters in the remaining 25 October time period. Compared to the just mentioned 10 Oct 2019, the head of state looked stressed out, his necktie was tied in a sloppy maximum.
Demonstrating familiarity in dealing with media representatives, Zelensky constantly “stand up behind the red line”: directly insulted the individual channels (“to Watch you, listen – undesirable” to the Pro-Russian NewsOne controlled by the head of the political Council of the “Opposition platform For life” Viktor Medvedchuk) for a long time to get involved in the altercation with their younger fellow citizens.
a Particular dislike 42-year-old President showed towards his opponents. So, the mayor of Cherkasy Anatoliy Bondarenko (which of adherent Zelensky became a fierce criticism of the policy pursued by President) Vladimir called a “robber, who has 19 criminal proceedings”. This, according to Zelensky, in our country, perhaps because he was voted by the people. But “one table” with a “criminal” Zelensky is not going to sit down. Again in the autumn there will be elections in m��local councils, Bondarenko again to choose. “Please select the bandits if you want!”, – said Vladimir Zelensky doomed voice. Criticism of Anatoly Vasilyevich in his address Zelensky said “inappropriate”, say, other mayors, on the contrary, tried to help the President, the Ministry of health in the fight against coronavirus. Bondarenko has not provided any aircraft with humanitarian cargo.
the head of the municipality of Central Ukrainian city immediately replied in Facebook: “All criminal proceedings opened against me for my political activities, including for the fact that you became President…”. The mayor of the regional center warned of potential candidates from Zelensky: “In local elections in the Cherkasy you have nothing to catch, even though you claim it is your “principal business.”
Himself Zelensky one term as President is not enough. Especially in the extremely important for Ukraine, “the process of peaceful settlement in the Donbass.”
“we’ll fight to the end in Minsk, Minsk associated sanctions against Russia, promised Vladimir Zelensky. – The fight will not last the year, and for a few months more, given the coronavirus. But if the first plan doesn’t work, have to use “plan B”.
a political Scientist from Kiev Kirill Molchanov comments, “MK” questioned the existence of “plan B”. The situation “isn’t resolved for a year”; Zelensky, most likely, will have to re-assign a new starting point. Plus a few months, “given the coronavirus”.
Gradually going to the topic of the pandemic, the leader of the former Soviet Republic said: “Ukraine can be considered as a “master anti-coronavirus”, did everything right, the government and the President coped with challenges due to the pandemic. You can compare the statistics of deaths in the past year were dying each month is 20% more than in any month of spring 2020.” Therefore, they say, to dismiss the government of Denis Zelensky Smagala until. Benefit in conditions of parliamentary-presidential Republic, in which true Zelensky force “servant of the people” clearly dominates “no political party is unable to impose a President of “their” Ministers, as it happened before.”
Himself Zelensky said neither “the fruit of the strategy” or “accident.” “I am what is.”
the President is ready to protect jobs and working at the enterprises of the Ukrainians. About the Donbass, none of the Ukrainian oligarchs, President will not agree. Zelensky firmly convinced that in the “liberated” regions of Lugansk and Donetsk regions, the economic situation must be better than on the other side of the conflict, only then the people of DNR and LNR will want to return to Ukraine. Businesses, large entrepreneurs, who are now “invested” in these regions, as a rule, R��sdelaut views Zelensky.
Speaking about the apparent lately leading sociological companies the drop in their popularity, Zelensky said: “I rarely go to the TV channels, not chasing ratings. They should be fair, I deserve to be a “servant of the people”. Now 40 something. But 73 percent (as it was in the 2nd round in the spring of 2019 ed.) no. If the election was again appointed, in the second round would have scored 75%. In the first round would have scored more than in 2019″.
some of my Ukrainian colleagues after these words came in the gloom: Vladimir Alexandrovich, they say, will have to endure at least until 2029.
“do You want to by the President of Ukraine elected Poroshenko? – cockily said Zelensky. – I’m physiologically different from Peter!”.
In response to the frequent complaints compatriots in the decline of life Vladimir Zelensky bluntly declared: such statements – “black PR”, which is triggered by ordering the powerful North-Eastern neighbour of Ukraine.
“Bills for Ukrainians are now less-than people, than last year, said Zelensky. – I live in Ukraine, never worked on the canals, funded by Russian money, money of other States.”
the Cost of gasoline at the pump, gas has also become less. At least, so report to the Ukrainian President by his subordinates.
the Earnings of ordinary Ukrainians, who are many times lower than that of Russians or poles, will increase over time. Maybe even during the first presidential term Zelensky.
“We need to invest in people, encouraging said Vladimir, asked skeptical presenter of a channel NewsOne. – 25-30 billion hryvnias necessary on the salaries of people is one billion dollars. The owners of your channels (ZIK, Newsvan and 112 Ukraine) have so much money they could spend on content against the President of Ukraine, and practically to help ordinary Ukrainians.”
(Listed Zelensky channels controls the “godfather Putin” Viktor Medvedchuk – ed.).
As if incidentally, the Ukrainian leader proudly made another Maxim:
“Ukraine is a serious country with billions of credits.” Russian journalist Yulia Vityazev outlined Zelensky this passage as “the quote of the day”.
Yielding to the persistence of journalists, Zelensky again returned to the theme of the warring Donbass.
“In Minsk, we weren’t talking to so-called DNR and LNR, and with the Russian Federation, – said the President of Ukraine. – We understand where in Russia they go team. In the Donbass in the form of people’s militia LNR and DNR army fighting Russian paratroopers, representatives of other arms, this is proven many times” (? – ed.).
toward the end of the three-hour event Zelensky was forced to tell about a secret January visit to the Sultanate of Oman.
“the Trip to Oman was my private – began awkwardly/inconsistent to justify the Ukrainian President. On 29 December we took our prisoners (in Donbas – ed.) 31 December was a difficult negotiation and we got 3 billion “Gazprom” of dollars from Russia. I have living family, living children. They flew to Oman, because I have all rights to it. At that time we didn’t even have an Ambassador in Oman, a normal relationship. The Sultan was in a critical condition, my condolences to the people of Oman, I am an honest person and could not fly back for the money of the state. Yes, a non-governmental meeting, my family paid for a hotel room, then, unfortunately, was a tragedy (January 8, Iranian “revolutionary Guards” was shot down by Tehran passenger Boeing company “International airlines of Ukraine” – ed.) I didn’t take the employees of his Office, did not take the foreign Minister with him. I don’t even know who it raises. I will say, I even take a shower, love kids, love my wife, it’s my personal business.”
In the sky over the Mariinsky Park today was summer-bright, then mercilessly raining. Folding chairs, which placed journalists, the vagaries of weather moved smoothly. But a more comfortable place of the seat of Vladimir Zelensky and his press Secretary Julia Mendel had to dry the accumulated moisture by using a hair dryer.
