Since the first day of the war in Ukraine, the country's president Volodymyr Zelensky has been one of the most central figures.
The comic actor who has played various roles on Ukrainian television has managed to rise to power and, most recently, become a true leader. In the space of twenty-four hours he has become a tragic hero on whom the success or failure of the war that Vladimir Putin has declared in his country could depend, and now the "hot potato" for Ukraine's future is in his hands.
The scenarios
The Gzero website mentions four possible scenarios:
According to the first, Zelensky would escape a takeover of Kiev by Russian forces and, being recognized as the legitimate president of Ukraine by most foreign governments, would lead the Ukrainian government from exile - either from western Ukraine, which is not under Russian occupation, or from abroad.
Under the second scenario, Zelensky will be killed in the fighting and martyred in the name of Ukrainian independence.
The third scenario wants Zelensky to be imprisoned by Russian forces and his release to be a diplomatic bargaining chip.
Finally, the fourth scenario estimates that Russian forces will not succeed in occupying Kiev and Zelensky's image as a national hero and international symbol will be reinforced, while Russian President Vladimir Putin will be forced to negotiate with him.
Each of these scenarios, it is noted, carries long-term risks and all of them are being discussed behind closed doors in Kiev, Moscow, Washington and Europe.
The most important discussion that took place outside Russia and Ukraine was in Rome, where US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan held a meeting with top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi.
This meeting took place against the backdrop of internal talks in Washington and Beijing. In the US, the arguments have to do with whether it will be diplomacy or pressure that will convince China to distance itself from Russia.
In China, the debate is about how openly Beijing can support Russia without going permanently against its main trading partners, namely the E.U.Source: in.gr
Source: in.gr
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