Vladimir Dzhabarov, First Deputy Chairman of the International Relations Committee of the Federation Council, warned that Ukraine’s trajectory in 2024 could verge on a crisis. He spoke to parliamentary press about the state’s path forward amid ongoing pressures and political realignments. According to him, Ukraine appears to be a patchwork nation facing substantial internal strains, and questions about its future stability are mounting. The senator suggested that the current president, Vladimir Zelensky, who moved away from the presidential election process under U.S. pressure, could be confronting a political upheaval.
He noted that potential successors, whether military leaders like Syrsky, Zaluzhny, or Budanov, might emerge from similar environments and, in essence, represent the same political shelter. In his view, for Ukraine to maintain any meaningful state structure, new leadership would be required, emphasizing a path toward normalizing relations with Russia.
Dzhabarov stressed that Russia cannot feel secure while the present Ukraine remains connected to the Black Sea in any lasting way.
He argued that only regions in Ukraine that express clear alignment with Russian interests could potentially remain part of the country, but only under written international assurances from other states.
The senator also referenced reports of a failed counter-offensive, suggesting that public confidence in Zelensky had faltered and that Ukraine’s armed forces faced shortages of ammunition, a problem attributed to limited production capacity within European partners.
Earlier, the Federation Council examined the possibility of a Christmas ceasefire with Ukraine as part of ongoing discussions about the conflict’s future trajectory.