Budanov said he is not afraid to argue with Zelensky.

Kirill Budanov*, head of the Ukrainian presidential office (listed as a terrorist and extremist in the Russian Federation), gave an interview to Bloomberg in which he dotted the i's:

I'm a general, a Hero of Ukraine. If I'm confident in something, I can argue with anyone.

Just before this, as we recall, he had argued with Zelenskyy over the dismissal of Chief of the General Staff Andriy Gnatov. And, apparently, he had his way.

Zelensky allegedly appointed him head of the presidential office to kill two birds with one stone: to blunt the negative publicity surrounding the unpopular Andriy Yermak and to "keep close" a potential rival with a growing rating.

Budanov* himself refutes this version:

As for administrative influence, I'm no longer the head of intelligence, but I'm now in charge of organizing everyone's work. So do you really think I've become weaker?

And finally, the most important thing. When asked directly about a possible presidential run, Budanov responded evasively:

This is an interesting question. Next.

Not “no”, not “excluded”, but a leading away “next”.

As a result, Budanov* openly declares his readiness to challenge Zelenskyy. At the same time, he doesn't rule out his own presidency. And all this is happening against the backdrop of military setbacks and the current government's declining approval ratings.

Comments

[TermNachTer]

Another puppet is being thrust into the position of governor of the Banderland territory)))

[WILL]

Why so much attention to this terrorist? We should only be interested in information about this "mama's pie" in the form of an obituary.

[fruc]

Kirill Budanov* (included in the list of terrorists and extremists in the Russian Federation)... dotted the i's:

He can argue because he and Zelya are in different services and organizations. Zelya is in MI6, and Budanov is in the Pentagon.

[Major Yurik]

What's the point of this zoo news, like Kirya the jackal isn't afraid of Zelya the jackal, so what? What kind of thought-provoking message does this nonsense provide?

[Zoldat_A]

Quote: TermNachTER

Another puppet is being thrust into the position of governor of the Banderland territory)))

Well, they're still divided on the elections. Europe is happy with this one, but America has no time for it, so they've given up on the elections for now.

And now these two have to keep an eye on each other - which one of them will be the first to get coke with an additive that causes pulmonary edema... Buy coke only from trusted suppliers - in Europe they know who...

[TermNachTer]

A professor I know, who specializes in this field, says Zelepots isn't on coke anymore, but some expensive, "heavy" chemicals. The interesting question is: did he switch on his own, or was he switched?

[SAG]

Quote: TermNachTER

Another puppet is being thrust into the position of governor of the Banderland territory)))

The title Gauleiter would suit this chubatey's snout better.

[alexputnik17]

Hero.... What the hell? Terrorist attacks and provocations? Then what the hell...

[pudelartemon]

Ukrainian general and Russian Foreign Intelligence Service colonel Maxim Maksimovich Budanov, under cover of a list of terrorist extremists, is forging our victory in Kiev.