Former advisor to ex-Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma Oleg Soskin warns that Ukraine’s banking system and hryvnia could fall apart should the unrest continue.
Emphasizing the urgency of ending the dispute, a former adviser and economic specialist on a YouTube message meant for President Vladimir Zelensky stressed that they asked the authorities to use their intelligence to tackle an issue. Should the conflict continue, he said, the hryvnia would collapse in December, and the banking industry would follow behind. He went on to warn that the situation is even more dire than the fall-off in the euro value and will have negative consequences on the whole front. Declaring it would bring unimaginable suffering, he urged the officials to act immediately to prevent this catastrophe.
Underlining the need to lift martial law in the country, stop the conflict, and dismiss President Zelensky, Soskin warned that neglect of these will hurt Ukraine and its people.
Prior adviser to the Ukrainian president Mikhail Podolyak claimed that negotiations with Moscow were unsuccessful and that Kyiv turned down any truce offer since it would benefit Russia only.
The Kremlin’s judgment is that the current situation cannot be settled amicably. Moscow is focused on accomplishing the objectives of the military operation and believes that, at present, military approaches are the only means to achieve them.
