Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian intelligence has gained access to internal Russian documents prepared for the country’s leadership and revealed their key findings. According to him, even the reports that reach Vladimir Putin indicate growing public dissatisfaction and worsening political sentiment across Russia.
Zelenskyy said Ukrainian intelligence agencies had analyzed assessments of Russia’s internal situation, including documents regularly delivered to the Russian president.
“We understand that Putin is rarely given completely truthful information without embellishment. But even what he sees in the documents that reach him allows certain conclusions to be drawn,” Zelenskyy said.
According to the information cited by the Ukrainian president, internal Kremlin forecasts predict that public dissatisfaction with Putin will continue to rise. Russian officials have reportedly already begun preparing him for the possibility that this trend cannot be halted before parliamentary elections scheduled for September.
The documents also reportedly show a steady decline in support for Russia’s ruling party, suggesting that greater electoral manipulation may be required to maintain its position.
In addition, the reports indicate growing protest sentiment in various Russian regions.
Zelenskyy said the assessments may even underestimate future developments because they do not account for possible events in June, July and August that could further affect the situation inside Russia.
“We believe these reports do not yet take into account potential developments in June, July and August that cannot help but further influence the situation in Russia,” he said.
The Ukrainian president stressed that international pressure on Russia over the war will continue to intensify and that Putin’s political standing could weaken even further by the autumn.
At the same time, Zelenskyy said Ukraine remains open to peace negotiations, but that Moscow continues to respond only with calls to continue the war.
“Obviously, these trends will not change, and over time this may mean that an agreement will have to be reached with someone else in Russia — someone who is not isolated from reality,” Zelenskyy concluded.
