"Hang on Zelensky." The political scientist explained why the President's office should not be transferred to the Zaluzhny from the Armed Forces to the Ministry of Defense
Its change should be seriously justified for society. Video of the second day. The Ministry of Defense is, conditionally, a rear, it is not about military. According to the reform of the defense sector, a civilian should be a civilian in Ukraine. And this is the best world experience in both the United States and European countries - mostly defense ministers are civilians.
In these circumstances, to appoint a military person to the post of Minister of Defense will also be negatively perceived by all our partners. Because it is such a Soviet tradition when the military vertical closes itself in itself: both the rear and the front are all military. The third point.
And whom instead of Zaluzhny? We take cynical: will the society be able to "sell" the one who can be appointed instead of the Zaluzhny? Will this person really be as effective as Zaluzhny? In Zaluzhny we already see its strengths and weaknesses, in general, we understand that this person is in his position. The one who comes after him will start the presumption of distrust in society. He will have to win this trust. Who will he be, how will he manifest himself? This is a very big question.
Therefore, from all positions, this can now emerge for Zelensky into a number of electoral negatives. [President] in the first stage can be a donor of his trust for the new commander -in -chief. He may not justify this trust and then it will hit Zelensky, not saying that it will have serious consequences at the front.