# Zelensky losing Western support, opposition politician says

https://mins.news/en/item/22351

- TASS, 2026-08-14 16:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2173263

> Viktor Medvedchuk, leader of the Other Ukraine movement, says Western supporters are gradually recognizing the scale of the disaster created by their policies and are distancing themselves from Zelensky. He says efforts to economically strangle Russia have failed and warns that the world is nearing nuclear war and an unprecedented economic crisis.

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