{"id":1293724,"date":"2025-09-17T17:40:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T14:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/the-main-mistake-of-the-government-or-how-to-please-voters\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T10:27:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T07:27:11","slug":"the-main-mistake-of-the-government-or-how-to-please-voters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/the-main-mistake-of-the-government-or-how-to-please-voters\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fatal Mistake That Turned Voters Away"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: Author’s Facebook<\/a> page<\/em><\/p>\n

Congratulations, it happened: Serhiy Sternenko has criticized the draft state budget for next year. <\/strong>He accused the authorities of gearing up for elections and attempting to bribe voters. Sternenko expressed outrage that the government plans to raise teachers\u2019 salaries \u2014 a group to whom Zelenskyy once promised $4,000 monthly wages \u2014 instead of prioritizing higher pay for the military, who are dying to defend Ukraine<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Considering that the government regularly hands out money through cashback schemes and various programs via Diia<\/em>, it is difficult to disagree with Sternenko.<\/p>\n

In my view, this is the main mistake of the current government. Instead of focusing on the war and Ukraine\u2019s defense, it is doing everything possible to please voters.<\/p>\n

The authorities avoid conflict with local elites, which is why in many regions, money goes to flower beds and asphalt instead of anti-drone nets and electronic warfare systems.<\/p>\n

The state needs funds to distribute to the population, and therefore, the army is left without resources. For instance, Petro Poroshenko\u2019s faction in the Verkhovna Rada proposed directing personal income tax revenues to combat brigades so they could buy equipment and drones. Zelenskyy\u2019s team blocked the initiative \u2014 because it needs those funds for payouts.<\/p>\n

The most blatant case, in my opinion, is the actual sabotage of mobilization. The central government has distanced itself entirely, dumping all the \u201cdirty work\u201d on the military, who can later be accused of \u201cexcesses.\u201d No joint coordination between the CCC, police, Ministry of Internal Affairs, and local authorities has been established.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, pro-government media regularly push stories about \u201cbus raids,\u201d clearly to discredit the military, whose high trust rating the authorities resent. As a result, instructors at training centers are left dealing with drunks and unstable recruits, while healthy young men freely wander around regional centers with no intention of serving.<\/p>\n

I am sure we will soon hear Zelenskyy\u2019s team boasting: \u201cIf not for us, the military would have mobilized everyone \u2014 but we didn\u2019t allow it!\u201d<\/em> Such cynicism would not be surprising; they will do it simply because they can.<\/p>\n

Zelenskyy\u2019s team is convinced the war will end soon \u2014 that some event will force Moscow to back down, allowing Zelenskyy to claim victory and head into elections as the supposed winner.<\/p>\n

And this, ultimately, is the government\u2019s greatest mistake.<\/p>\n

Yes, I myself regularly write about this. The war will end when Moscow runs out of money for components for Shaheds and FPV. And this time is not so far away – Moscow has already entered a budget crisis and stagnation. However.<\/p>\n

This does not mean that the war will end in the next month or two. Moscow will still ruin our lives. Moscow will extract reserves from wherever it can. It is already robbing its own businesses. Moscow is already cutting its social security system alive. It may well try to lay its paw on the bank deposits of ordinary Russians.<\/p>\n

Ending the war will not be easy for us.<\/p>\n\t\t