Zelensky 'still popular but support waning'

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00:00First of all, it's worth noting that Volodymyr Zelenskyy remains broadly popular in Ukraine,

00:05above 60% his rating, way down from the 95% that there were in spring 2022,

00:12but I think a lot of Ukrainians are still very grateful to the way he stood up then

00:16and the communication, you know, blitz that he did around the world,

00:20garnering support for the country.

00:22But certainly his support is waning, and a recent opinion poll did show

00:26that more than half of Ukrainians are worried about the way that more and more power seems

00:31to be concentrated in the president's office,

00:33and particularly in the hands of his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak.

00:37I've seen various, you know, bitter, sometimes sarcastic comments on social media.

00:43It doesn't seem as though people are reacting to this, you know,

00:46full three cheers for Zelenskyy and we really need this reboot.

00:50I think a lot of Ukrainians are wondering why the government is spending so much time and energy

00:55on this kind of political tinkering and changing of horses in midstream,

01:00if you like, rather than focusing on the very, very serious situation

01:04that there is both on the eastern front in Donbass

01:06and with the need to defend Ukrainian cities further away from the front line,

01:10from the strikes that there are every night.

01:12In fact, I think that a lot of Ukrainians this morning aren't thinking about politics at all,

01:16because we had yet another sleepless night.

01:18In Kiev and across much of the country, the air alert was on all night

01:22because drones were flying.

01:24I haven't heard any reports of any major damage.

01:27I had air defence systems trying to shoot down the drones at various intervals throughout the night.

01:32And, you know, a lot of people this morning are worrying more about whether or not to

01:36send their kids to school if the alert isn't lifted than what's going to happen in Parliament.

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