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Expert explains why the West is so invested in the Ukrainian project

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MINSK, 26 November (BelTA) – In a recent episode of the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA’s YouTube Channel, editor-in-chief of the Alternativa information and analysis website Andrei Vajra explained why the West is so invested in the Ukrainian project.

Analyzing the situation in Ukraine, Andrei Vajra highlighted the unprecedented intensity of the Russian army’s advance. “It’s unprecedented, compared, say, to the intensity of the advance at the beginning of this year. This is simply an incomparable scale of advancement,” he stated. “Essentially, Ukraine’s defenses are crumbling right now, before our eyes. Kiev no longer has the resources to stabilize the front.”

Andrei Vajra was also blunt about the state of Ukrainian mobilization, claiming: “The troops they are capturing are scattering. The bulk of those mobilized still scatter before they can be transported to the front lines, because they don’t want to die.”

He further emphasized Ukraine’s complete dependence on Western support: “Without Western support, Ukraine is nothing. Take away Western support, and Ukraine will cease to exist; it would have ceased to exist long ago.”

According to Andrei Vajra, the strategic goal of the Anglo-Saxons is to “preserve the Ukrainian project at any cost, in any format.” He elaborated: “The Americans are ready to give to Russia what it already has. They say, ‘Okay, we’ll give it all to you, as a favor, and are even willing to recognize it, just so long as the Ukrainian project remains intact’. Because for them, it’s a destructive tool for influencing Russia. And they understand that if Zelensky isn’t removed now or forced into peace, they will soon no longer have this tool. One way or another, sooner or later, the Russian army will reach the western borders.”

Andrei Vajra connected this to the Western pressure on Vladimir Zelensky, which he says is driven by the desire to save the ‘Ukraine’ project. “Zelensky, for his part, understands that if he signs any agreements tomorrow, they will inevitably come for him the day after,” Andrei Vajra explained. “There’s already talk of an interim government, a transition period.”

He also stressed that the issue of legitimate authority in Ukraine is a fundamental one for Moscow. “Who is this person, Vladimir Zelensky? Head of the Office? He has long been illegitimate. According to the constitution, he is no longer the president of Ukraine, and the Verkhovna Rada is no longer the Verkhovna Rada; its powers have also expired. There is basically no legitimate, legal authority there,” Andrei Vajra asserted. “Let’s say we sign an agreement with them, and tomorrow another government comes and says, ‘Who are these people you signed with?’ And why do we need that? Who will guarantee that six months from now, once the hostilities are stopped, a new wave of Russophobia won’t flare up in Ukraine and Ukraine won’t be armed? Who will guarantee that Ukraine will stop being used as a base for sabotage, reconnaissance, and terrorism by Western countries?”

Finally, addressing the corruption scandals, Andrei Vajra argued that Western officials were complicit. “Didn’t they know that these sums [aid for Ukraine] were essentially going nowhere? They understood perfectly well. And why? Because everyone had skin in the game. Because the corrupt system in Europe, the United States, and Ukraine had merged into one unified system,” he said. “And the budgets of European countries and the United States were being plundered under the guise of aid to Ukraine. All of this was covered up with the beautiful rhetoric of war against the aggressor, about helping a beautiful, democratic, and corruption-free Ukraine.”