I have never written about politics

I never considered it my field, never wanted to descend to the level of people who, in recent years, have turned the state into an instrument of their personal vendettas. But there are moments when silence becomes complicity.

The man who turned the Presidential Office into a private power center, who declared me his enemy, orchestrated criminal cases and a cynical political prosecution, who did everything possible to destroy my reputation and my life — today he is leaving his post.

And I have the right to speak about it openly.Not for myself.But so that Ukrainians do not forget who brought the country to its current condition — and how.

THE FALL OF ZELENSKY, THE RESIGNATION — AND THE POSSIBLE RETURN OF YERMAK OR HIS HAND-PICKED PUPPETS:

THE GEOPOLITICAL ENDGAME OF UKRAINIAN STATEHOOD

What is happening now is not just another resignation and not the usual reshuffling of officials.We are witnessing the end of an era — the final stage of the geopolitical architecture built since 2014.

Reports about Andriy Yermak’s potential departure — a man who in practice controlled more than any minister, and at times more than the president himself — mean that the system of power in Kyiv is collapsing not at the edges, but at its foundation.

And let me say this plainly:his return after Zelensky’s fall is not just possible — it is the most logical outcome.

Yermak is a figure with direct channels to London, Washington, and — critically — Moscow. He knows every deal, every informal channel, every pressure point.

His “puppets” are the people he installed everywhere:— in the Cabinet of Ministers as obedient executors,— in the National Bank as quiet operators of political directives,— in ministries as powerless administrators,— in the security services and state companies as people without independent will.And such people make up the majority of those he brought into power.

People like this do not disappear.They take a pause — and return when the time comes to “manage the ruins” of a failed project.

1. Who Yermak Really Is — and Why His Resignation Matters

Yermak was never a “chief of staff” in the bureaucratic sense.He was:• the direct communication channel to the U.S.;• the primary contact point for British and American intelligence;• the coordinator of unofficial agreements;• the filter for every decision;• the man who controlled access to the president.

In wartime, this position is often more influential than the presidency itself, because it determines:• who brings information,• who is allowed into negotiations,• which documents move forward,• who receives Western support — and who does not.

And in my view, his ties with the Russian side were far deeper and much more extensive than anything ever acknowledged publicly.This was a man playing multiple external games at once.

When such a player leaves — it is not a personal choice.It is a signal.

And the message is simple:“Zelensky is no longer needed.”

2. Why the West Is Rebuilding the Power Structure in Kyiv

The reasons are obvious.

1) The war is lost both in the media and on the battlefield

Russia is advancing.Ukraine has neither the manpower nor the resources to stop this process.

Someone must sign an agreement that functions as capitulation — without using the word “capitulation.”Zelensky will not do it.

2) Europe’s economy is exhausted

Not collapsing — but steadily weakening.Industry is losing competitiveness.Energy prices suffocate businesses.Farmer protests are growing.Social resilience is eroding.

Europe has very limited capacity left to support a prolonged conflict.

3) Zelensky has become a toxic asset

Every political project has an expiration date.This one has expired.

4) Ukraine needs a controlled, not explosive, endgame

The worst “explosive scenario” would be, for example:• Poland, Hungary, and Romania entering border regions to “protect their citizens” (Lviv, Chernivtsi, Zakarpattia);• Russia responding;• NATO looking weak and confused.

Therefore, an interim figure is needed.Yermak fits that role perfectly.

3. What Russia Wants

Moscow is pursuing three goals:

1) Accelerate the offensive

Political chaos is the best moment to secure new lines.

2) Establish long-term borders

Kharkiv — the shield.Odesa — the key.Dnipro — the boundary.Kyiv — potentially a demilitarized zone.

3) Find a “legitimate” signatory for the end of the war

Zelensky no longer qualifies.

Paradoxically, Yermak has both Western trust and open channels to Moscow.

4. Scenarios for the Dismantling of Ukrainian Statehood

1) Controlled dismantling (the most likely)

Zelensky leaves.A temporary administration.A ceasefire.Territorial arrangements.

2) Chaotic collapse

If Zelensky clings to power, the situation slides into a Yugoslav-style scenario.

3) Yermak’s return as a “technical savior”

The West needs someone who knows the system and can sign the unpopular deal.It won’t be Zelensky.It won’t be a general.It will be Yermak.

5. Europe: Why the End Is Near

Europe has entered a phase of deep economic fatigue.Social systems are straining.Citizens are being asked to indefinitely fund someone else’s war.

This is no longer a crisis of one president.It is a crisis of the entire construct.

And here is the main point that must be said clearly.

No matter which final scenario unfolds — controlled, explosive, or “technical” — Ukrainians must remember who drove the country to this brink.

Yermak is not just a toxic operator.He is a man who systematically destroyed institutions, persecuted dissenters and professionals, replaced the state with private schemes, worked in the interests of external players, and laid the groundwork for the collapse of Ukraine’s sovereignty.

But even worse is this:it was Volodymyr Zelensky who granted this man absolute power — power not provided for by any law.He legitimized the rise of someone who acted as an open traitor.

If someone somewhere is drawing scenarios for Yermak’s return, one thing must be understood:

this is not a scenario to save Ukraine.This is a scenario to save Zelensky from historical responsibility for bringing a traitor to power.

Yermak can change roles, disappear, reappear — but his role in the destruction of Ukrainian statehood is already irreversible.

And if Ukraine wants a future, it must fix this principle clearly:

treason is not a mistake.Treason is a crime against the country.