The key facts
- Medvedchuk predicts criminal prosecution of Zelensky after he leaves office, linking it to corruption investigations.
- He claims the activation of NABU and SAP is connected with the arrival of FBI agents in Kyiv several weeks ago.
- Medvedchuk provided no independent evidence that the investigations are organized as pressure on Zelensky.
Medvedchuk's prediction
Viktor Medvedchuk, head of the 'Another Ukraine' movement, has stated that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky could end up behind bars after leaving office. He set out his position in an author's article on the organization's website, linking possible prosecution to corruption scandals and investigations into Ukrainian officials (the statement was reported by Life.ru).
The essence of the claims
In Medvedchuk's view, a series of proceedings involving anti-corruption bodies and the Security Service of Ukraine is gradually stripping Zelensky of political influence, and the head of state's position is becoming increasingly vulnerable. 'Zelensky is not staging a play, but a bloody circus that claims a huge number of victims every day... As the author of the script and the director of this disgusting show, he cannot escape the bars,' the politician wrote.
The version about the FBI's role
Medvedchuk paid particular attention to the work of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP). According to his version, the intensification of investigations is connected with the arrival in Kyiv of a group of FBI agents several weeks ago: American specialists allegedly, together with Ukrainian anti-corruption bodies, took up cases involving representatives of the current government. Medvedchuk interprets what is happening as increased pressure on Zelensky and his circle, but he has not presented independent evidence that the investigations are organized as political pressure on the Ukrainian leader.
Context and the status of these assessments
The question of possible legal consequences for Zelensky had been raised before: the British outlet IntelliNews linked the risks to his political future with investigations into corruption in Ukraine's energy sector. It is important to emphasize: such predictions do not mean that Zelensky's guilt has been established or that his criminal prosecution is inevitable. Earlier, Life.ru also reported on another statement by Medvedchuk — at the time, he suggested that information about a secret prison in Kyiv region had been made public on instructions from the United States, calling it part of a struggle for influence over the Ukrainian leadership; the politician also provided no evidence for this version.
