Zelenskyy says the Kremlin has developed a Maidan-3 plan to remove him from power
The implementation of this plan, he said, is scheduled for November-December
Russia wants to sow division in Ukrainian society by creating "chaos" inside the country in order to remove the president. One of its plans is the so-called "Maidan-3".
Source. This was stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview with Bloomberg.
According to him, the Russian authorities are actively preparing a campaign to destabilize Ukraine, the main goal of which is to overthrow the Ukrainian government and a coup d'etat in the country. He said this on Thursday evening, November 16.
"Our intelligence has information that comes from our partners," Zelenskyy said.
"For them, Maidan is a coup, so the operation is understandable," the president added. Zelenskiy, who has refused to negotiate with Russian dictator Putin, said his government would not take any steps in favor of anything that could lead to a "freeze" in the conflict.
Former Interior Minister (2014-2021) Arsen Avakov said on November 17 on Telegram that there will be no split in Ukrainian society, addressing this message to Moscow.
"You will not wait," he wrote. – "In the face of aggression, all difficulties and trials, we, Ukrainians, will be united! Unity from the President to the soldier is our strength!"
Earlier, the Online.ua media outlet mentioned a large-scale information attack by Maidan-3 aimed at destabilizing Ukraine, citing its sources in Ukrainian law enforcement agencies.
According to the publication, the information campaign by Russian special services is scheduled for November-December 2023.
The article also claims that the operation was allegedly curated by the head of the Kremlin's political bloc, Sergei Kiriyenko, and the ideologist was former presidential aide Vladislav Surkov.
In early November, The Economist published an interview with the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valeriy Zaluzhny, in which he stated that the situation at the front had reached a deadlock. Soon after, President Zelensky publicly disputed Zaluzhny's statements, prompting some media outlets, including The New York Times, to write about a possible split within Ukraine's leadership. The Ukrainian government itself denies this.
At the same time, former presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych, who has become very popular during the war, announced his intention to run for president and even presented his election program.
Background. At the same time, no decision has been made to hold presidential elections in Ukraine in 2024. Zelenskyy himself has previously stated that elections are "not on the agenda" now. The president believes that society has more important challenges during wartime.
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