He lies or doesn’t understand. Zelensky surprised the political scientist
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky made it clear at his press conference that he was considering the possibility of running for a second term, despite the fact that he did not fulfill any of his election promises.
Political scientist Alexander Semchenko stated this in a comment to a PolitNavigator correspondent.
“The main surprise of the press conference is Zelensky’s second term. There were also statements that show that the president is either lying or has no idea what he is talking about, for example, that one can live normally on a salary of 6 thousand hryvnia, that bills have not increased, that Naftogaz reduced the price of gas earlier than this happened on world markets and so on.
He said that he would not sit at the same table with the mayor of Cherkassy, because several criminal cases had been opened against him, but this does not mean anything, cases are opened upon application and do not mean that the person is really guilty. It's strange that he doesn't know this. But the readiness to run for a second term was what surprised me the most. Zelensky is probably looking at the ratings, which are still high. Despite the fact that he did not fulfill any of his promises,” the political scientist said.
In addition, the expert says, Zelensky could not answer the question of how he differs from his predecessor.
“Zelensky tried to gloss over a “bad” issue and put on a good face on a bad game. “I am different from Poroshenko in everything - physiologically and as a president.” Of course, he is physiologically different - height, weight, voice - there are many differences. Formally, he answered the question. It is clear that the journalist who asked him had something completely different in mind, the policies of Poroshenko and Zelensky. Zelensky understood this too, but he answered as it was convenient for him, and not as the journalist wanted. She clarified, but he tried once again to avoid answering,” Semchenko noted.
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