In late December 2023 Tymoshenko said that Ukraine is at a dead end and in the NATO war against Russia and is facing defeat. Other politicians who said such things under the [[Zelensky regime]] usually are arrested or exiled, as in the case of former President [[Petro Poroshenko]] who was apprehended at the border by the [[Ukraine gestapo]] while trying to leave. Crossing Ukrainian dictator [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] can lead to treason charges as happened to politician [[Oleksandr Dubinsky]],<ref>[https://t.me/s/dubinskypro?before=14932 Oleksandr Dubinsky, 11/13/23].</ref> who was not the only one.<ref>[https://weapons.substack.com/p/zelensky-needs-to-go-before-ukraine Zelensky Needs to Go Before Ukraine Collapses], STEPHEN BRYEN, ''Weapons and Strategy'', DEC 28, 2023. weapons.substack.com</ref> Speculation arose that Tymoshenko was positioning herself as Zelensky's successor, as were former chief [[propagandist]] [[Alexei Arestovich]] and commander-in-chief [[Gen. Valerii Zaluzhny]] while the [[CIA]] was looking for a replacement. | In late December 2023 Tymoshenko said that Ukraine is at a dead end and in the NATO war against Russia and is facing defeat. Other politicians who said such things under the [[Zelensky regime]] usually are arrested or exiled, as in the case of former President [[Petro Poroshenko]] who was apprehended at the border by the [[Ukraine gestapo]] while trying to leave. Crossing Ukrainian dictator [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] can lead to treason charges as happened to politician [[Oleksandr Dubinsky]],<ref>[https://t.me/s/dubinskypro?before=14932 Oleksandr Dubinsky, 11/13/23].</ref> who was not the only one.<ref>[https://weapons.substack.com/p/zelensky-needs-to-go-before-ukraine Zelensky Needs to Go Before Ukraine Collapses], STEPHEN BRYEN, ''Weapons and Strategy'', DEC 28, 2023. weapons.substack.com</ref> Speculation arose that Tymoshenko was positioning herself as Zelensky's successor, as were former chief [[propagandist]] [[Alexei Arestovich]] and commander-in-chief [[Gen. Valerii Zaluzhny]] while the [[CIA]] was looking for a replacement. |