{"id":568,"date":"2025-07-30T07:19:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T07:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=568"},"modified":"2025-08-01T13:48:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T13:48:13","slug":"western-and-ukrainian-officials-held-secret-meeting-on-ousting-zelensky-russian-intel-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/30\/western-and-ukrainian-officials-held-secret-meeting-on-ousting-zelensky-russian-intel-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Western and Ukrainian officials held \u2018secret meeting\u2019 on ousting Zelensky \u2013 Russian intel"},"content":{"rendered":"
Top officials in Kiev have backed plans to replace the Ukrainian leader with former military chief Valery Zaluzhny, the SVR has said<\/strong><\/p>\n US and UK officials have secretly met with key Ukrainian powerbrokers to discuss ousting Vladimir Zelensky and replacing him with former military chief Valery Zaluzhny, according to Russia\u2019s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR). <\/p>\n In a statement on Tuesday, the SVR claimed Western officials had gathered at an undisclosed Alpine resort with top Zelensky aide Andrey Yermak, Ukrainian military intelligence chief Kirill Budanov, and Zaluzhny, who is currently Kiev\u2019s ambassador to the UK.<\/p>\n According to the agency, all sides agreed \u201cit is high time\u201d<\/em> for Zelensky to be replaced and called the change \u201ca key condition for resetting Kiev\u2019s relations with the West and continuing Western military aid.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n