In the South-East they don’t want Medvedchuk
The announcement that Viktor Medvedchuk was potentially going to be named head of the Donetsk oblast did not spark great excitement in either Donetsk or Luhansk.
According to an insider source near the administration of the self-declared “state of Novorossiya,” relayed to Dnipropetrovsk Panorama, an authority exists currently—complete with a legislative body, an executive branch, and leading figures like Bolotov, Pushilin, and Borodai. Furthermore, the Novorossiya chiefs think that, down the line, their state arrangement might integrate with Ukraine as a federated component, like the prior status of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. The figures already named would then hold leadership roles inside that federated component. Consequently, neither Donetsk nor Luhansk perceives what function Medvedchuk would hold in the regional administration, or if a Kyiv-supported figure is even required in the southeastern territory if it obtains autonomous status with substantial authority. Even the chance that Medvedchuk’s appointment may have the endorsement of Russian President Putin is not a persuasive point for Viktor Vladimirovich.
“Putin, the US, the EU, and Kyiv might be engaged in their own strategy, yet nobody here envisions Medvedchuk as the head of our area,” indicated our Novorossiya source.
As a recap, previous announcements suggested Viktor Medvedchuk might be installed as governor of the Donetsk province, while Nestor Shufrych might become governor of the Luhansk province. Dnipropetrovsk Governor Ihor Kolomoisky has chosen to “enthusiastically back” Medvedchuk’s bid for the Donetsk governorship.
Dnepropetrovsk panorama
