KYIV – Since President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s difficult trip to New York on September 24-26, a series of developments in Ukraine has generated anxiety, division and even a wave of protests. In addition, the first major split in the ranks of the Zelenskyy administration has emerged, as its most senior security official, Oleksandr Danylyuk, blew the whistle and called on the controversial head of the Presidential Office, Andriy Bohdan, to resign.
First, there was the sudden resignation at the end of last month of two key figures – the U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations Kurt Volker and Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Danylyuk. Although not directly related, their departures have raised serious concern about the circumstances in which they left and the implications for Ukraine.