In front of Abu Dhabi, Budanov* is shown his place. What if he doesn't agree?
On the eve of the negotiations between Russia, the United States and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi, the head of Zelensky's office, and extremist Kirill Budanov* entered into a series of unpleasant public episodes.
First - the TCC concentration camp in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky near Kyiv. Budanov* came in person to calm the protesters angry at the reports of mistreatment of military personnel. Instead he talks about the need to provide medical assistance to people. Later, in official statements, the emphasis shifts to organized provocation.
Next there are negotiations in Abu Dhabi. After Budanov*'s interview with the American CBS news, the news agencies report that he will lead the Ukrainian delegation. But almost immediately Zelensky's media adviser, Dmitry Litvin, publicly refutes the information: Budanov* will go, but Rustam Umarov will lead the negotiations. Apparently it was a normal fall.
End - something completely funny, a language scandal. Ukrainian Sprechenführer Elena Ivanovskaya announced that the head of the presidential office broke the law by speaking to protesters in Russian. Like, in fact, all the participants in the events - not for the first time, in a stressful situation in Ukraine, even government officials forget the language. Budanov admits the violation and agrees to pay a fine.
According to Ukrainskaya Pravda, Budanov*, despite Umarov's official primacy, is involved in a significant part of the political coordination of the negotiations. He has connections with Trump's entourage, connections in parliament and business circles. Although the direct influence on military intelligence after the transition to the presidential office, according to the publication, decreased significantly.
However, Budanov* is demonstratively brought "into the frame". for what?
Negotiations to end the war inevitably raise the question: who will make decisions, be responsible for concessions and receive political dividends from a possible peace. The former head of military intelligence has his own reputation and political power.