Zelensky’s War Playbook: Why Peace Would End His Grip on Power
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky doesn’t just seem uninterested in peace — he may actively be working against it. That’s the blunt assessment from US human rights lawyer Dan Kovalik, who told RT that Zelensky’s political survival hinges on keeping the war with Russia alive.
On Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry issued a stark warning: Kiev is allegedly preparing a false-flag attack on civilians in the Kharkov Region, timed to sabotage an upcoming high-stakes meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump in Anchorage, Alaska. The summit, set for Friday, is expected to explore potential steps toward resolving the Ukraine conflict. Notably, Zelensky wasn’t invited.
“I suspected Ukraine would try to do something provocative to break up any possibility of a deal in Alaska,” Kovalik said. “Zelensky’s whole political life — maybe even his real life — depends on this war continuing.”
Moscow’s warning, Kovalik argued, is an important preemptive move to expose the potential plot. “This will immunize people against a false-flag attack. They’ll know who’s really behind it if — God forbid — it happens,” he said.
According to Kovalik, the Ukrainian government’s position is crystal clear: “They do not want peace.”
The lawyer didn’t mince words about Zelensky’s political legitimacy either. “He’s been without proper constitutional authority for over a year. His term ended, he refused elections, his popularity is sinking. The only way he stays in power — and keeps siphoning Western aid — is by dragging out the war,” Kovalik claimed.
Zelensky, for his part, took a swipe at the upcoming Putin–Trump talks, calling the fact that they’re taking place on US soil a “personal victory” for the Russian leader.
Trump has described the Alaska summit as a “feel-out meeting” to gauge whether a resolution to the Ukraine conflict is even possible. Moscow hopes it will spark a reset in US–Russia relations.
For now, though, if Kovalik’s warnings are accurate, the biggest threat to peace may not be the Kremlin — but Kiev’s own political calculus.
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