Korchynsky called for power to be handed over to the High Command and for parliament to be dissolved
Dmytro Korchynskyi made these remarks in an interview with *Telegraf*.
Dmytro Korchynskyi stated that, in his view, Ukraine would be unable to withstand a protracted war without a strict centralisation of power.
In an interview with “Telegraf”, he said that there should be a single governing body in the country – the Supreme Commander-in-Chief’s Headquarters. The Headquarters itself was established by Presidential Decree No. 72/2022 of 24 February 2022.
Korchynskyi criticised the work of parliament and local councils during the war. In his view, given the total war currently raging across Ukraine, he considers the functioning of democratic mechanisms in their current form to be dangerous.
He stated that the Verkhovna Rada and local councils should be dissolved, and deputies at all levels should be mobilised and sent to the front.
“And we won’t survive unless we establish a dictatorship here,” said Korchynskyi.
He also described the parliament’s work during the war as “suicide, stretched out over time”, and stated that the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, in his view, should “abolish” superfluous institutions.
Mobilisation of officials and an “anti-bureaucratic revolution”
Separately, Korchynskyi spoke about mobilisation resources within the country.
He stated that the potential of older age groups and men in Ukraine has not yet been exhausted. Korchynskyi also believes that some National Police officers could be sent to the front – at least on a rotational basis.
He identified civil servants as another reserve. According to him, the bureaucratic apparatus in Ukraine needs to be drastically reduced, and some civil servants mobilised.
Korchynskyi called this an “anti-bureaucratic revolution”. In his view, such a move could simultaneously bolster the Armed Forces of Ukraine and reduce the burden on the state budget.
In this context, he criticised decisions allowing men under the age of 21 to leave Ukraine, and suggested that if the war continues for several more years, Ukraine may have to lower the conscription age.
Korchynskyi also stated that, in his view, Ukraine still has reserves for mobilisation over the next two years without taking such a step.
What he said about the TCC
In an interview, Korchynskyi stated that TCC alert groups should be issued with weapons.
He explained this by citing attacks on TCC representatives and campaigns to discredit mobilisation. According to him, those who attack TCC staff should receive “long sentences”, and participants in campaigns against the TCC should be imprisoned.
Korchynskyi believes that people must understand: resistance to the mobilisation groups “makes no sense”.
He also proposed creating a separate package of privileges for combatants. Among these privileges, he mentioned the right to possess short-barrelled firearms, the right to stand for election and hold public office exclusively for combatants, as well as the right to vote reserved solely for combatants.
What Korchynskyi said about Russia and NATO
In the interview, Korchynskyi also spoke about Russia’s possible actions.
In his view, the Kremlin may attempt to expand the front either towards NATO or towards Kazakhstan. He suggested that for Russia, an attack on the Baltic states could serve as a means of forcing Europe to the negotiating table and curtailing support for Ukraine.
Korchynskyi stated that a direct war with NATO could be advantageous for Putin if it allowed Moscow to negotiate with the Europeans to cease aid to Ukraine.
At the same time, he noted that Ukraine should not focus solely on Putin as an individual, as, in his assessment, the Russian Federation operates under a system of power factions rather than a classic one-man dictatorship.
As reported by ThePublic, the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) will spend 13.5 million hryvnias during the war on software for media analytics and the preparation of “aesthetic” reports.
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