# Ukraine’s Zelensky should resign before being forced out, German daily says

https://mins.news/en/item/26547

- TASS, 2026-08-19 18:34 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2175315

> A Berliner Zeitung columnist argues that Vladimir Zelensky should voluntarily leave office before Ukraine’s governance crisis forces him out. The columnist says an orderly resignation would not be capitulation, while a chaotic authority crisis involving protests, internal political conflict or European pressure would pose the greater danger.

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