These protégés of the Kremlin were Ukrainian citizens, not Russians.
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Alexei Danilov said that Russia in In case of success of the invasion and overthrow of the government, Zelensky wanted to put “people in uniform” at the head of Ukraine. He clarified that these Kremlin protégés were Ukrainian citizens, not Russians, but did not name them.
“I understand who they were preparing for this position … The only thing I can say is that they are people. in uniform. In large uniform, “Danilov said.
According to him, Viktor Yanukovych, Yevhen Muraev, Oleg Tsarev or Viktor Medvedchuk were not planned to be appointed to the puppet government.
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