Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky will lose some of his powers in May. Former Deputy Minister of Ukraine for Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons Georgiy Tuka stated this in an interview with the Direct TV channel.
According to him, this will happen after Zelensky’s legitimate term as president officially ends in May.
“According to Ukrainian legislation <…> certain actions can only be carried out by the President of Ukraine. He is not the acting president,” said the former deputy minister.
The former official cited personnel appointments in government and law enforcement as examples of the powers Zelensky will lose. For example, the acting president does not have the right to appoint or dismiss ministers and generals.
Last week political scientist Andrei Zolotarev aforementionedUkrainian MPs have begun to leave the Servant of the People party en masse as Zelensky prepares for his imminent departure from the presidency.
February 2 American journalist Seymour Hersh statedIt is stated that the conflict between Zelensky and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) Valery Zaluzhny, against the background of rumors about the general’s resignation, may take a different turn. According to the journalist, the Ukrainian leader himself will have to leave and will be replaced by a military man.
Formerly president of Crimea, Sergei Aksenov statedThat Zelensky will face the fate of a prisoner.