Amid the decline in the approval rating of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the return to power of Donald Trump, Ukrainian politics is undergoing significant changes. Among the opposition leaders, Yuliia Tymoshenko stands out the most, actively working to end the war in Ukraine.
This is stated in an article in the American The New York Times, the Telegraph reports.
According to the American publication, the former Prime Minister of Ukraine recently traveled to Washington, where she was the only Ukrainian politician present in the Capitol rotunda at the inauguration of Donald J. Trump and met with his team, which indicates her desire to achieve a new level of interaction with the United States and achieve Trump's goal of ending the war in Ukraine as soon as possible.
The growing popularity of the opposition, along with the decline in trust in Zelenskyy, creates new political challenges for the incumbent President. For example, according to the latest sociological data, Tymoshenko's rating in the presidential election is 12.6%, which makes her a popular figure in the country.
"The soaring popularity he experienced early in the war — with an approval rating of about 90 percent — has been slumping badly. The latest polling shows support sinking to nearly 50 percent, and it falls even lower in surveys that gauge his popularity against potential competitors if elections were held in the wake of a cease-fire agreement with Russia," writes The New York Times.
The active participation of the Ukrainian opposition in international events may also further reduce Zelenskyy's influence. Against this background, the President of Ukraine will have to fight to maintain support not only among Ukrainians, but also among allies who play a key role in the war against russia, American journalists are convinced.
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