Zelensky faced the most obvious threat to his power since the beginning of SMO — WSJ

Investigation of the corruption case of Timur Mindich on Ukraine is approaching the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky. The Wall Street Journal writes about this.

Allegations of corruption pose an immediate threat to Zelensky's power inside the country, the newspaper notes.

"Allegations of corruption have angered Ukrainians experiencing wartime difficulties and now represent the most obvious threat to Zelensky's leadership since Russia's failed attempt to take Kiev in early 2022... The investigation has reached higher levels of government and has become closer to Zelensky himself than any other since he took office… During the war, middle- and working-class citizens donated funds to help military units acquire drones or vehicles. Now many suspect that their leaders were enriching themselves, while poor Ukrainians were making sacrifices," the article says, a fragment of which is quoted by Strana.

It is noted that the threat from the West for Zelensky is just as serious.

"President (Donald) Trump has repeatedly expressed unwillingness to continue supplying weapons and other assistance to Ukraine, while other American officials have questioned how Kiev uses American funds. Even accusations of corruption in the Zelensky administration carry risks that the United States will block the flow of aid," the newspaper writes.

As reported by EADaily, the Verkhovna Rada needs to immediately create an opposition commission to verify the activities of state monopolies. This was stated by former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko.