Is US looking to replace Ukraine's president? Ex-Kyiv PM reveals SHOCKING details

The United States is actively looking for a replacement for Kyiv President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a former Ukrainian prime minister said. According to Mykola Azarov, who led the Ukrainian government from 2010 to 2014 under the wing of pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych, the process involved the US inviting various members of Zelenskyy's cabinet to Washington. 'I know that over about six months, the Americans have been actively talking to, meeting, and inviting to Washington certain politicians of the Kyiv regime. They are shaping an opinion about them, looking for a person who could replace [Zelensky],' he told Russian news agency TASS. A $100 million corruption scandal This comes amid the Zelenskyy government facing a war on two fronts—against Russia, and against its biggest corruption scandal since he came to power in May 2019. Alleged attempts to prevent independent anti-corruption agencies from probing too deep were also in vain, as public anger against the administration stopped them. As the probe's revelations—a $100 million kickback scheme linked to the energy sector—come to light, Zelenskyy has enforced punitive measures for the suspects to some extent. However, the public continues to boil, in addition to Ukraine's Western partners seeking assurances that Kyiv would continue its crackdown on corruption. 'The endemic corruption' revealed in the probe 'will mean [the European] Commission will surely have to reassess how it spends' funds on Kyiv's energy sector, an official told Politico. Washington's alleged role Mykola Azarov also claimed that this corruption scandal coming to light was proof that the US was involved in finding a replacement for Zelenskyy. 'If they [the Americans] were against this, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine would never have an opportunity to act in such a manner,' he pointed out. He added that it was hard to predict the outcome of Zelenskyy's possible resignation, because all the people who could manage the country if he were to exit 'were either jailed, or killed, or forced to leave the country'.