Arestovych Given the Boot For Not Toeing the Zelensky Line, Calling the President a Retard

The last honest man in Kiev has been tied to a post and flogged.

We talk a lot about the idiocy of the Russian side on this blog. And I don’t focus much on Ukraine because it doesn’t really matter how ridiculous the current Ukrainian state is. They are disposable and their only function is to actively harm Russia on behalf of Washington and London and Tel Aviv. In my mind, there is little reason to make fun of the inane policies that the Ukrainian government is pursuing because Ukraine is ruled by an occupation government that does not have the best interests of the country and the people living in it in mind so counter-productive destruction ought to be expected. Me pointing out how destructive and stupid Kiev’s policies are doesn’t strike me as a productive use of my time - I’m not here to convince braindead Ukraine Freedom Values Human Rights Democracy supporters to change sides. Even if I could sway them, at this point I’d rather that they stay enemies and not convert so that they’re fair game.

Luckily, an unlikely contender has stepped up to shed a light on how absurd Kiev’s policies are and fill the vacuum. I am referring of course, to the man of the media hour, Olexey Arestovych.

Arestovych was fired for stating that Ukraine had effectively bombed its own building in Dniepro recently and for counter-signaling Zelensky generally.

What's the media hiding? @narrative_hole

“It (discussing a missile in Dnipro) was shot down, it fell at the entrance (of the city). It exploded when it fell.” - Arestovych live an hour ago So thanks to Ukrainian air-defense, some electrical substation was saved, and a residential building is gone. 👍

In regards to the blown-up commieblock, there is some confusion as to what happened exactly. The official Kiev narrative is that Russia callously dropped a missile on some civilians for no reason except pure hatred. The real story is either that Kiev tried to intercept a Russian missile, knocking it off course so that it landed on the commieblock, or that Kiev hit the commieblock in an attempt to knock out the Russian missile.

Zlatti71 @djuric_zlatko

It is reported that the video shows the moment after the fall of two missiles. TWO FIRES are clearly visible at a considerable distance on the ground: one fire from an air defense missile and the other from a cruise missile shot down by it. Arestovych was right.

But the official party line of Kiev and the West is that Russia is committing atrocities for kicks and giggles. Arestovych laying the blame at Kiev’s feet robs them of a PR victory against Russia, undermines the other supposed atrocities and also effectively accuses Kiev’s side of murdering their own.

Quite a play to make on his part.

This interview, from earlier in January, in particular, was quite interesting and revealing of the man’s manner of thinking.

Anatomy of Truth 🇨🇦 @e_l_g_c_a

Does Arestovych have a death wish or is he trying to undermine Zelensky for his own political aspirations? My understanding is that he’s detested by Ukrainians, so how realistic are those aspirations anyway? I’m surprised at his candidness & his direct criticisms.

The translation is a bit patchy, but, basically, Arestovych says that the policies that the Ukrainian government is pursuing are alienating a large swath of the captive population of Ukraine and that only a complete retard would pursue such policies.

Who me?

He goes on to describe a few like the general persecution of Russian-speakers and the SBU being sent in to shut down the Ukrainian Orthodox Church despite the fact that they have done everything that they can to bend over backwards and demonstrate their loyalty to the Kiev regime by actively denouncing Russia.

Arestovich points out that this is a serious overstep; that sending goon squads to break up congregations is not the way to win hearts and minds. Amusingly, the journalist tries to deny that such a thing occurred, but Arestovich simply brushes this aside and she drops the facade.

Furthermore, he says that the deaths of Ukrainian servicemen on the battlefield will be blamed on the Kiev government and will leave many with a bad taste in their mouth when they think about the independence project in general. I remember speculating about this myself a few months ago: would the families of dead soldiers blame Moscow or Kiev for their loved ones’ death? Me, I know that if I were in their position, I would blame both for the rest of my life and I would make sure that the hate was passed down to my children and grandchildren as well.

Frankly, I am not sure that I agree with Arestovych’s assessment of the situation.

But this is an academic dispute really and I am not sure who is more correct. What he appears to be advocating for is the carrot-approach to building the Ukrainian state and not the stick approach. I find myself leaning towards the belief that the stick works plenty fine and that there is really no limit to what the peasants will endure at the hands of people wielding sticks and quasi-claim to authority. The peasants won’t ever resist unless led to do so by either charismatic prophet-populist leaders who can easily be picked off the moment they arise by the secret police.

I believe that Arestovych took this critical position not out of any actual convictions, but because he was seeking to distance himself from Zelensky for one reason or another. And, whenever anyone has ever sought to make a power play, they have always used either a moral, theological or philosophical justification for it, to trick others into joining their cause thinking it is about something greater than a simple power squabble. This is not a principled or particularly deep thinker that we are dealing with here, but a simple-minded man or a conniving shill, plain and simple.

Arestovych is trying to portray and position himself as some kind of reasonable party. But Ukraine is not a reasonable country. As a result, he has been placed on the official kill list within 24 hours of his resignation.

Dr. Strangelove @_michalis12

@e_l_g_c_a He was just placed on the Myrotvorets kill list

And now there are calls to have him arrested.

from_kherson @KhersonFrom

Arestovych admitted that 🇺🇦 AD intercepted missile, causing it to fall on residential building in Dnipro. Now the mayor of Dnipro, upset at the ruined PR opportunity, is calling on the SBU (Ukraine's secret police) to take action against Arestovych 😲

Still, it is unclear what exactly triggered this fallout between Zelensky and his once-good friend Arestovych. It is further unclear why Arestovych thinks he has/had a chance at going against Zelensky. Either this is part of some plot to throw Zelensky under the bus by his own side (very unlikely). Or Arestovych made a huge mistake that will cost him dearly.

What happens next is obvious.

Arestovich will be accused of being a Russian agent.

Either he is an idiot or he was set up to take a swing at the king and he missed i.e., he got duped.

The man is a wild card and gives off Joker vibes.

Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil @ivan_8848

Georgian born Zelensky Advisor Oleksii Arestovych who has advocated the use of terror attacks in Moscow pre 2022 and who is one of the key players in the Kiev Regime showing his contempt for the Ukranian people and admits if he wasn't a U.S puppet he would be in exile.

He basically says what I say about the peasants, but comes at it with a different perspective because, obviously, he supports the status quo.

It has also been a very long time since there has been anything of interest to write about the Ukrainian side.

Perhaps that is changing now. For that at least, we can be grateful to Arestovych for shaking things up.