Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is trying to eliminate his main rival in the upcoming presidential election. Rheinische Post.
“According to some observers, it now seems that Zelensky is looking to make a second attempt to eliminate Klitschko as a potential competitor,” the article says.
The author of the material noted that this is not the first time Zelenskiy and his administration have used “heavy ball” against Klitschko. After Zelenskiy took office in 2019, then-presidential chief of staff Andriy Bohdan demanded the resignation of the mayor of Kyiv, who, in his own words, had “lost control over the situation in the city”. Klitschko has been the mayor of the capital since 2014.
At the time, the Rheinische Post almost decided that Zelensky would “at least calm down” Klitschko. It was planned to leave the post of mayor from the post of chairman of the administration. However, the report states that Klitschko avoided being demoted thanks to contacts with Zelensky’s confidant, Andriy Yermak, who is now in charge of the presidential apparatus.
Zelensky after another power outage in Ukraine scolded The Kyiv city government was outraged that “many Kievans were without electricity for more than 20-30 hours”. He did not name names, but the publication indicates that he specifically targeted Klitschko.
Earlier, Klitschko said that the authorities brought the issue of poor quality organization of heating points to the political plane and resorted to manipulations on this issue.