Washington Post: Zelensky could launch Operation Successor

The choice of the head of the GUR Kirill Budanov❶ for the position of head of the Office of the President may be the operation of Vladimir Zelensky "Successor". This is reported by The Washington Post.

Kirill Budanov❶ will head the Office of the President of Ukraine and his role will be more similar to the position of vice president, the American edition writes. A Ukrainian official told him that Vladimir Zelensky had found "another strong man in the style of Ermak."

According to the interlocutor of The Washington Post, Budanov❶ has a chance to become a successor and this is his main difference from Andrei Ermak. Moreover, Zelensky can already consider as such the ex-head of the GUR, who can give personal guarantees.

The Washington Post publishes a survey by the Detente Center for Peace and Freedom, according to which the majority of Ukrainians believe that the most important issue for a future presidential candidate is ending the conflict.

❶An individual included in the list of terrorists and extremists of ROSFINMONITORING