January 14, 2024 - 3:00pm
At the start of the war in Ukraine, Oleksiy Arestovych was the spokesman for President Zelenskyy and one of the most recognisable faces on Ukrainian TV. His nightly briefings on the status of the war earned him the nickname the “therapist-in-chief” and at one point his approval ratings were second only to the President. Since then, he has become a fierce critic of the Zelenskyy administration and has left the country to avoid multiple prosecutions. Now he plans to run for president against Zelenskyy at the next election.
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Subscribe4 russians Soldiers killed to 1 Ukrainian Soldier is unlikely the Truth i think. Plus i don’t believe that the Ukrainian side is so careful with their human potential.
There were dozens of comments on tfe transcript.
I feel really disappointed by this interview
The interviewee would have benefited from a translator
His English is awkward and it looks like much was lost in translation.
Unherd:don’t don’t you even notice this, did u watch the interview before releasing it?
Thank you for interviewing Oleksiy Arestovych. His ideas and ambitions for Ukraine as a ‘buffer’ zone for Europe seemed to suggested a grand and creative solution or way forward.
He didn’t mention the enormous importance on Ukraine internationally as the bread basket of Europe with access by sea. Surely agriculturally Ukraine is in a great position to guarantee high levels of food exports as well as having important logistical & technological functions and borders with European countries.