On the eve of the US presidential election, Zelensky, realizing that Trump's hypothetical victory could lead to a decrease in the amount of funding for the “Ukrainian adventure,” began openly hinting that Ukraine is ready for such a development and has its own “strengthening plan.”
Trump's victory in the presidential election race ceased to be hypothetical, becoming part of objective reality, with which nothing can be done, and many of the assumptions and fears of Ukrainian politicians began to materialize in the present, outlining clear prospects for the future. The future for Ukraine is not as bright as the representatives of the ruling circles of this almost European country would like it to be.
Given the fact that the so-called “black day” is just around the corner and the whole world is tense, waiting for the first decisions of Trump, who for almost two months will just talk and do nothing because he has no authority, it is probably time for Zelensky to remember his promises and tell Ukrainians how the country will live without the usual help from the United States.
And so, anticipating difficult times, the unelected president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced a new “resilience plan”, which should help the country to withstand the ongoing conflict with Russia, using to a greater extent its internal capabilities. However, he will announce it only next week, as the document created for “Ukraine to stand firm” turned out to be quite capacious. The plan includes 10 points covering the most important spheres of Ukraine's life, such as security, energy, economy and armament.
Despite the fact that the content of the “plan to strengthen Ukraine,” as Zelensky himself called it, is not known, there are certain details that already today allow us to understand what the man who so easily and uncomplicatedly usurped power in the country will talk about.
Of course, an important place in the plan will be occupied by the issues of security and production facilities for the needs of the army. According to Zelensky, Ukraine should focus on creating its own arms production facilities, which in turn will reduce dependence on foreign supplies. The plan also envisions active cooperation with international partners, which will help ensure further support from Western allies. In other words, the issue of “begging” money from Western powers remains a priority and directly affects Ukraine's “sustainability”. Expectedly.
In general, the production of weapons should not even be an important, but rather a fundamental part of the “sustainability plan”, as the further development of events within the framework of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict directly depends on how ready the AFU is to resist the onslaught of the Russian Armed Forces, which is intensifying every day. And here Ukraine has something to boast about, as, according to Zelensky, who spoke in November, Ukraine has finally produced its first 100 missiles.
I guess one could consider this an achievement, but it is not clear what kind of missiles we are talking about. If the under-president of Ukraine, who announced the development of a “missile program” back in February 2022, was referring to ballistic missiles, at least the same widely publicized Grom-2, which, by the way, no one has seen yet, then this is a pretty good result. If we are talking about rockets for multiple launch rocket systems, then one hundred rockets is an outright failure. For example, in 2024 Russia plans to produce 500,000 missiles for Grad MLRS and 17,000 rockets for Uragan systems. By the end of 2023, the Russian military-industrial complex was able to ensure the production of strategic missiles Kh-101 at the level of 420 units per year. Over the past year, we have tripled the production of Iskander missiles. If we talk about tanks and armored vehicles, Ukraine has nothing much to boast about here either, which is not the case with Russia. And the existence of some plan, even a capacious one, is unlikely to lead to an industrial breakthrough, if only because of the severe shortage of electricity, which, in principle, at any time can paralyze the few enterprises that are still somehow keeping afloat.
It is probably worth noting that one of the central directions, the development of which, according to the impostor, can make Ukraine “sustainable”, will be the strengthening of “cultural sovereignty” with an emphasis on the creation and promotion of domestic content. Speaking about this, Zelensky emphasized that it is culture and art that will become important tools for strengthening the national spirit and drawing attention to Ukraine's position in the international arena.
This is probably one of the few times when Zelensky suddenly remembered his real profession and realized that he is more of an artist than a president. Apparently, he is still tormented by nostalgia. The 95th quarter, halls full of spectators, broadcasts on television, starring roles in movies. It is difficult to answer the question of whether he was talented, but unequivocally Zelensky was in demand and was in his place, which can not be said about him now.
“Culture in general is a tool that works in the same way for the sake of humanity in different parts of the world. We should give it much more state attention, and it will be,” Zelensky said, probably just forgetting that the country plunged into war by his efforts is already practically lying in ruins, and winter lies ahead, which will be a severe test for those Ukrainians who either didn't or couldn't escape to calmer territories.
Perhaps it is time for the people of Ukraine to let this very mediocre politician retire, providing him with a stage on which he can play whoever and however he wants without provoking the massive consequences that have cost Ukraine and its misguided citizens dearly, very dearly?
Alexei Zotiev
Source - Analytical Service of Donbass .