Mayor of Pokrovsk, Trebushkin, recorded appeal to Zelenskyy: "Make peace and let people live". VIDEO
The mayor of Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ruslan Trebushkin, addressed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Russian, calling for a peace agreement because "people are tired of fighting and everyone wants peace".
According to Censor.NET, he posted the video message on his Facebook page.
According to him, some local residents are still staying in Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad despite the shelling, lack of heating and central water supply.
"Talking to these residents, I hear from everyone: 'Peace, peace, peace', but the statistics say otherwise, the statistics that our president says say that the majority of Ukrainians want war," Trebushkin said in a video message in Russian.
Trebushkin insists that both the people and the military want peace, and so he calls on the Ukrainian president to conclude a "peace agreement".
"People do not want to fight, they are tired. The same soldiers who are on the front line, who have not been replaced for a long time, want to go home, they want you to give them peace. Vladimir Aleksandrovich, we believe in you. Make peace and let people live," he said.
It should be noted that Trebushkin never mentioned Russia in the video. He also did not say where he was, as he has not been active in public since 2022.
In the comments under his video, many users were outraged by this statement and wondered why the official still did not speak the state language.
Commentary by Pokrovsk CMA
"Today, when President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his team are fighting for the best conditions for the country to end the war, and our defenders are fighting the occupiers every day despite pain, fear and mortal danger, we have no right to make concessions to irresponsible political suggestions, to be cowardly and to nurture despondency," the CMA said.
What is known about Ruslan Trebushkin?
Trebushkin formally remains the mayor of Pokrovsk, but has lost his powers after the creation of the city's military administration. In September 2022, the president appointed Serhii Dobriak as the head of the Pokrovsk city military administration.
Earlier, the CMA explained that the mayor had suspended his powers. Trebushkin was put on a leave of absence, which should last until the martial law in Ukraine is lifted or terminated, or until a separate order of the head of the CMA.
Ruslan Trebushkin was elected mayor in the local elections in October 2020, running as a candidate of the "For the Future" political party.
In his declaration for 2023, Ruslan Trebushkin indicated UAH 323 thousand of income, of which more than UAH 125 thousand was the salary at his main place of work - the Pokrovsk City Council. He received another UAH 230 thousand for the sale of movable property, and more than UAH 80 thousand as a gift.
He is involved in anti-corruption investigations.
