{"id":1345597,"date":"2026-01-17T11:47:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T09:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/plan-b-what-to-do-if-the-government-won-t-stop-and-won-t-leave\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T07:37:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T05:37:20","slug":"plan-b-what-to-do-if-the-government-won-t-stop-and-won-t-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/plan-b-what-to-do-if-the-government-won-t-stop-and-won-t-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"What Next if Those in Power Just Won\u2019t Step Down?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

A question is increasingly being asked in Ukraine\u2014not by \u201cradicals,\u201d but by sober-minded people who read, calculate, analyse, and understand that war leaves no room for illusions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

After any fair criticism of the authorities, we often repeat the same formula: \u201cif they don\u2019t stop concentrating power,\u201d \u201cif they don\u2019t stop stealing,\u201d \u201cif they don\u2019t form a government of national salvation, we won\u2019t survive.\u201d Immediately, a tougher, more mature question arises: what if they don\u2019t stop? What if \u201cit doesn\u2019t happen\u201d? What is Plan B, beyond the mythologized \u201cMaidan,\u201d which in wartime could collapse the state faster than the enemy?<\/p>\n

This is the right question. It moves us from emotional politics to real politics and gives us a chance to finally escape the childish trap of \u201ceither a miracle or a catastrophe.\u201d Plan B exists\u2014but it does not resemble a romantic scenario, nor can it fit on a poster. It is unpleasant because it requires discipline, time, and cold, rational thinking. It does not provide instant catharsis\u2014but it does offer a chance to survive and rebuild the country without self-destruction.<\/p>\n\t\t