Petro Poroshenko after the court hearing in KievMOSCOW, Jan 30Former President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko is needed by Washington and is seen as an alternative to the current Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky, he is kept «in reserve», Russian political scientist Andrei Suzdaltsev told RIA Novosti. he faces up to 15 years in prison. On January 17 he arrived in Kiev from Warsaw. Earlier, the ex-president said that 130 criminal cases were initiated against him, but about 40 of them have already been closed. The ex-president also has the status of a suspect in the criminal case on the appointment of Serhiy Semochko as deputy head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine — he is charged with abuse of power. Poroshenko appears in a number of other cases, including the appointment of judges, the movement of paintings across the state border, the incident with Ukrainian ships in the Kerch Strait, and the transfer of land. In these cases, the ex-president has the status of a witness.Ukrainian expert spoke about the influence of the United States on the course of the Poroshenko case .As Suzdaltsev stated, Poroshenko remains «in the reserve» of the White House and in the future will be able to take the presidency again. «Now Poroshenko is the most real alternative to the same Zelensky. The Americans have no problem here, they see this whole fight as a fight between good and damn good guys in their understanding,» the expert added. “It is perfectly clear that Zelensky is unlikely to start any military operations against Russia in the Donbass, and Poroshenko can take such actions. That is, he is needed. And in Ukraine there is a large shortage of people who can make decisions. It is believed that Poroshenko is a true adversary, enemy of Russia,» he said. Zelensky, according to the expert, made a number of mistakes and is no longer «quoted» in Washington. “Zelensky is now being used by Washington at the time of the severe winter crisis of 2021-2022. He is not considered any subject of international relations, and Poroshenko was considered. So there is a reason to fight for him, and Zelensky’s attempts to crack down on him, although there is a reason, cause discontent Washington,” Suzdaltsev emphasized.Poroshenko called on Zelensky to uniteKiev and Western states have recently expressed concern about the alleged increase in «aggressive actions» by Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied such accusations, saying that it does not threaten anyone and does not intend to attack anyone, and claims of «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to place more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry noted earlier that Western statements about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it are both ridiculous and dangerous. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion. According to him, this does not threaten anyone and should not worry anyone. As Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, Russia does not create any pretexts for a conflict situation around Ukraine. According to him, Russia does not rule out that the hysteria around Ukraine, hyped by the West, is aimed at covering Kiev's line of sabotaging the Minsk agreements on Donbass. According to the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, the information hysteria of the USA and NATO on Ukraine is generously framed by lies and fakes. invasion»
