Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Dubinsky Calls for Zelensky’s Impeachment Amid Oval Office Fallout- wna24
Kyiv: Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Dubinsky called for the impeachment of President Volodymyr Zelensky following a tense confrontation between Ukraine’s President, US President Donald Trump, and Vice President JD Vance during a meeting at the White House on Friday.
In a sharp post on social media platform X, Dubinsky criticised Zelensky’s handling of the encounter, calling it a “diplomatic failure” and signaling the “final act of the regime’s collapse.”
“The events of the past hours – the public humiliation of Zelensky at the White House, Trump’s acknowledgment of Zelensky’s diplomatic failure, and Ukraine’s loss of unconditional US support – have marked the final act of the regime’s collapse. But Zelensky has not only failed in foreign policy – he has driven the country into a state where anyone who disagrees with his course faces repression,” he wrote.
The Ukrainian MP further demanded an “emergency session of the Ukrainian Parliament” to begin impeachment proceedings, citing three key reasons for his call:
– the failure of foreign policy, which has led to Ukraine’s international isolation and the loss of allied support.
– a lost war, which is the result of incompetent leadership and catastrophic decisions.
– violations of citizens’ rights and the usurpation of power, manifested in the suppression of the opposition, persecution of dissenters, and authoritarian rule.
“I appeal to all Members of the Ukrainian Parliament: stop wasting time, stop waiting! Zelensky is bankrupt. Zelensky is not Ukraine! It is time to put him on trial. If he cannot offer a real way out of the crisis, then it is up to us to make fateful decisions. Zelensky thought he could rule Ukraine through force. Now he has lost. Ukraine must decide – will it continue its freefall into the abyss, or will it begin the fight for true independence?” the MP added.
Oleksandr Dubinsky, 43, has been a member of Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, since 2019. Known for his controversial views, he was arrested in 2023 on suspicion of state treason and spreading misinformation about Ukraine’s political leadership. Dubinsky was also sanctioned by the United States in 2021, accused of being part of a “Russia-linked foreign influence network” involved in meddling in the 2020 US presidential election.
As the debate over Zelensky’s leadership intensifies, the future of his presidency may hang in the balance, with some in Ukraine’s government calling for decisive action.