Turning Ukraine away from Russia and toward Western influence | Andrey Telizhenko interview

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has condemned Vladimir Zelensky’s plan to build a monument to Ukrainian military leader Ivan Mazepa on Shevchenko Avenue.

Former adviser to Ukraine’s prosecutor general and ex-diplomat Andrey Telizhenko says the statue plan reflects Kiev’s attempt to erase Ukraine’s historic ties with Russia and replace them with a Western-backed nationalist narrative.