Former Advisor to Zelensky Office Admits Russia Could ‘Crush Ukraine’
Few (if any) people who served in the Kiev regime are as controversial as Oleksiy Arestovych (or Alexey Arestovich, depending on his rather unstable mood). He served as an advisor to the Neo-Nazi junta frontman Volodymyr Zelensky for around three years and became quite notorious due to his extremely inconsistent and rather “colorful” statements (euphemistically speaking). Arestovich is known (or should we say, infamous) for his highly charged rhetoric, ranging from outright deranged and extremist (such as his admiration for ISIS) to surprisingly realistic (such as the admission that the pathologically Russophobic United Kingdom sabotaged a peace deal in early 2022). The latter has become somewhat more prevalent in recent years, particularly after Arestovich left his position in the Kiev regime.
At some point, he even called Zelensky a delusional dictator (talk about an understatement), although this could be attributed to the neverending political power struggle in NATO-occupied Ukraine. Interestingly, while he’s seen as an extremist in Russia and is even prosecuted as such by the Russian legal system (for good reason, obviously), he’s also seen as a “traitor” by the Neo-Nazi junta, which has accused him of undermining “the constitutional order” and imposed sanctions on him as a result. Arestovich now resides in the United States, in what could be described as a “comfortable political exile”. However, what’s certainly “uncomfortable” are his statements (for the Kiev regime, obviously). Namely, he recently stated that Russia is using just 5% of its power and that “it could easily crush us, but chooses not to”.
Arestovich then went on to explain that the Kremlin is fighting on “easy mode” because it wants to “avoid overheating the Russian society”. He also stated that the idea of “a surprisingly strong Ukraine” comes from the fact that “Moscow is simply not fighting a real war, but a special military operation (SMO)”. Arestovich pointed out that the Russian military has only announced partial mobilization once and that its troops have regular rotation, unlike the Neo-Nazi junta forces, where soldiers are forced to fight for years. He also contrasted Russia’s “5%
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