Why is this happening?The obvious conclusion is that most people realize that the case revealed by the anti-corruption bodies sounds plausible. Therefore, no one is in a hurry to defend the decision-makers, as was the case back in 2023–2024. If back then Zelenskyy was 'Teflon,' and no negative sentiment stuck to him, 'Mindichgate' has truly collapsed the foundation on which the government wanted to build a new presidential image after the acute phase of the war.And we understand that this is not all of the recordings. From those that have been made public, one gets the impression that the name 'Zelenskyy' has been very carefully cut out of them. "The irony is that the '1000 hours of national content' that the president proposed to create were created by NABU (National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine) faster than the media personalities of the United Marathon news program. And this blockbuster is still capable of raising the emotional bar of society—but there is little joy in it."Because the country is at war. And when trust in the national leader falls, both enemies and partners see it perfectly well. The enemy presses even harder at such moments (and perhaps new missiles will be flying as soon as today). Partners begin to doubt the country's ability to unite. As a result, we have a simple fact—of all government institutions, the Armed Forces remain the most mature structure for now. At least they are not trying to cling to myths and TV series. They are trusted because they work.And so a serious paradox emerges: while the offices are searching for who is to blame, society is searching for whom to believe. And, fortunately, these two lists do not overlap.SourceAbout the author. Viktor Shlinchak, chairman of the board of the Institute of World Policy.The editorial staff does not always share the opinions expressed by the authors of the blogs.