— Trump is just as much an actor as Zelensky. He plays the role and always finds someone to blame for his actions or inaction, said Serhii Kryvonos during a broadcast on the program hosted by Boryslav Bereza.
— Unfortunately, we are now in a situation where Putin plays the dictator and enjoys it. Trump, as the President of the United States, is destroying his own country and its trust in the world community, while playing into Putin’s hands. Zelensky talks about how someone is to blame for this war, but not himself. It’s like a reality show: the presidents are playing the villains, said the Major General.
He visited the United States last month and met with Republicans who are dissatisfied with Trump’s actions.
— My main concern is that America will return to supporting Ukraine on the same scale as in previous years. I understand that this will happen sooner or later, Serhii Kryvonos believes. Why? Because American society and even the parliament are dissatisfied with Trump’s actions and statements. But the main complaints should not be directed at the White House occupant, but at President Zelensky. It would be good to ask our Sunny President: “Mr. President, what have you done to bring our Victory closer?”
I watched the broadcast of Kryvonos with Bereza and, as always, I’m sharing a few thoughts and quotes with you:
1. What’s happening at the front lines right now? Syrskyi says that the Russians are pushing on nine different fronts. Kryvonos has a slightly different view.
“I wouldn’t call it an offensive. These are just offensive actions,” he said. However, over the past two weeks, the Russians have been looking for our weak spots, trying to probe them and destabilize the situation there.
According to the general, the orcs are now conducting reconnaissance by combat. Not in the legal sense of the term, but rather in the context of local-scale battles. Where they see weaknesses and a slow reaction from our forces, they bite off our defense bit by bit.
2. There is a basic shortage of people on the front lines. At best, certain areas of the front are only 40% manned. Why is this happening? In Kryvonos’s opinion, the state has failed in mobilization on various fronts, as well as in patriotic education and propaganda.
“How can you get into the head of a Ukrainian when the one leading the country has personally evaded fulfilling his constitutional duties four times? You understand, the scariest factor here is: why is it allowed for him and not for us?” the general explains the situation.
3. On the front line, we especially need specialists in technical fields.
“These are people who know how to service and operate certain types of equipment, from drones of various purposes to wheeled and tracked vehicles.”
As for the drone operators themselves, according to General Kryvonos, they should train for at least 4 months. Then – all Ukrainian drones will reach Russian positions.
4. What’s wrong with the motivation of Ukrainians?
The root cause of the problem is the lack of motivation from Zelensky himself. It’s not in his interest to engage in mobilization because it would hurt his approval rating among the youth. Moreover, Zelensky has tightened control over military training.
“Zelensky is categorically against young people learning to handle weapons and being capable of defending Ukraine,” believes Serhii Kryvonos. And such a stance from the president is disappointing. Military training would instill confidence in our youth, in case it comes down to mobilization.
Another boost for Ukrainian motivation would be focusing on local heroes. In every Ukrainian city, town, or village, there’s always a great fighter—like Mykola or Stepan—who joined the Armed Forces, sent the orcs to hell, and received a reward for it. Why not popularize this awesome guy?
“Even during World War II, heroes traveled across the country and were living advertisements: they met people and shared their stories. This was also a great motivator for the people,” said Serhii Kryvonos.
5. About the powerful and unyielding videos
Actually, our president no longer speaks, our president reads texts, says Serhii Kryvonos. Zelensky’s fans get all fired up about these texts, but that hasn’t made Zelensky a true president. He’s still an actor. And, to be honest, he’s playing the role of president quite poorly. Stanislavsky would have said, ‘I don’t believe it!’ And so would General Kryvonos. Why? Because the previous actions of our Sunny President don’t match his unyielding, powerful videos at all.
Before the Great War, he also read texts well, telling everyone not to worry, that everything was under control, we see everything, and there won’t be a war. Then, the very next day, people started dying — innocent people! — says General Kryvonos with outrage. In his opinion, the biggest problem with Zelensky’s rule is that they refuse to acknowledge their own mistakes.
6. Zelensky initiated several meetings regarding the deployment of an international contingent on Ukrainian territory. What’s wrong with this idea?
In General Kryvonos’s opinion, by talking about peacekeepers, Zelensky is diverting attention away from himself. It is he who is failing to fulfill his duties as president, mishandling mobilization, and not transitioning the economy to a wartime footing.
Yet Ukrainians continue to believe in fairy tales. For many of them, the international contingent is seen as a kind of another Wunderwaffe (super weapon – ed.). Just like once there were hopes for “Leopards,” “Abrams,” F-16s, and Ukraine’s membership in the EU or NATO. But the point is, no one will fight for us except ourselves.
“First of all, these contingents won’t do our job. Second of all, this is just chatter about nothing. The war is not over yet, there isn’t even a ceasefire, and already we’re being told that someone will come in from somewhere,” the general stated.
Furthermore, deploying an international contingent in Ukraine will take a lot of time. Serhii Kryvonos illustrates this point with the example of the First Gulf War. It took about six months for peacekeepers to enter Iraq.
7. Who does Bezuhla work for?
In Serhii Kryvonos’s opinion, Bezuhla is a litmus test for the processes happening in society. Before Buryana, Zelensky’s administration used Arestovych. “The ‘coffee in Yalta’ from this homegrown psychologist is probably remembered by everyone. Arestovych lied, talked a lot, made money, and then ran off to the United States”. Later, Bezuhla became the litmus test for Bankova. And the authorities are using her to the fullest.
“Where can you find someone so zealous, who directly slanders without even realizing that she is destroying the public’s trust in the armed forces?” said General Kryvonos.
In his opinion, Marіyа Bezuhla operates according to the schemes of 1917. Back then, the German General Staff destroyed discipline and respect for the leadership of the Russian army. And this scheme worked. The Russian army of that time was broken in half a year.
“These same schemes are now being worked out by the Russians through Ukraine, directly via our members of parliament. There have always been useful idiots in the world, and we have them in our Verkhovna Rada as well,” said Serhii Kryvonos.
8. Can the United States dismantle Russia?
The general says yes. The United States has a great deal of experience in dismantling large empires. And it’s not just about the Soviet Union. On April 6, 1917, the U.S. entered World War I. The result was that the German, Austro-Hungarian, and Russian empires vanished from the world map.
“Currently, the U.S. has enough leverage over Russia. If they apply it in full, Russia could be dismantled fairly quickly, but the Americans are afraid of certain things,” said Serhii Kryvonos.
Firstly, the people who brought Trump to power want to quickly recover their investments. That’s why the president’s entourage is demanding an agreement on mineral resources from Ukraine.
Secondly, Americans are concerned about the fate of Russia’s nuclear weapons. What will happen to them if the evil empire indeed meets its end? Don’t worry, Kryvonos says that there has long been a plan in place for such a scenario.
Moreover, General Kryvonos mentions that support from partners is important. We truly need it, but the question of when Putin will stop mainly depends on Ukraine. On President Zelensky.
“Because Ukraine has enormous capacity to produce military goods, but the state is not engaging in this. Why? Because the mobilization plan hasn’t been developed. Who is responsible for this? The Commander-in-Chief. Why isn’t he doing this? That’s why I ask the question: why isn’t the president fulfilling his functional duties?”
9. Compromising material on Zelensky and his “servants” does exist in the United States.
The general says that Zelensky managed to employ some of these individuals as ambassadors.
“The fact that the Americans have information on all the lists, and they’ve tracked all the schemes, was clear back in 2022,” says Serhii Kryvonos. Just look at Tymofiy Mylovanov, who smeared Victoria Spartz.
“Because she knew all the schemes clearly. The guys from the CIA and FBI who came with her (to Ukraine) provided clear information on who, where, how much, and how much was stolen. I think in time, it may be revealed – who, where, what, and how,” believes Serhii Kryvonos.
The general is certain that Zelensky is a hostage of his own “servants.” If he agrees to expose them, they will reveal many interesting things about him.
That’s all. The interview is quite long and interesting. For more, check the link in the first comment.
