MOSCOW, October 12. /TASS/. Former Prime Minister of Ukraine (2010-2014) Nikolay Azarov is sure that Ukrainians have long dreamed of unseating Vladimir Zelensky.

"We should ask the Ukrainians themselves. How do they look at the whole thing? I am 100% convinced that they have long dreamed of replacing him," Azarov said on the Rossiya-24 TV channel, commenting on the situation surrounding the elections in Ukraine.

Earlier, US President Donald Trump said Ukraine needed to hold an election. According to The Wall Street Journal, the American leader’s statements indicate that relations with Zelensky have deteriorated to their lowest point since last winter. The Financial Times, citing unnamed European officials, said that the US presidential administration is threatening to halt the arms procurement program and the provision of intelligence information to Ukraine.