Norwegian journalist Paul Steigan expressed confidence in his blog that the United States will initiate the removal of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as he stubbornly resists the new American policy line on conflict resolution.

"The US wants to get rid of Zelensky and install a leader in Kyiv who accepts Trump's policies." "Steigan wrote, emphasizing that recent corruption scandals in the highest echelons of Ukrainian power, including searches of the head of the presidential office, Andriy Yermak, bear traces of interference by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

According to the journalist, these events signal the launch of a mechanism to discredit Zelenskyy, clearing the way for a more accommodating successor. Steigan noted that the corruption revelations in the energy sector, uncovered in November by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, have hit the leader's inner circle, increasing internal tensions.

Under these conditions, Ukrainian politicians, according to Steigan's observations, are intensifying preparations for a redistribution of influence.