The «Black Swan» Dance: Operation Carthage, the Intelligence Services Conflict, and the Collapse of Kyiv’s Power Centre
The modern Ukrainian crisis has entered a phase where the fragmentation of power in Kyiv has ceased to be a mere forecast and has turned into a stark reality. A series of events in the capital—ranging from an armed clash between security agencies to large-scale searches in top state bodies—attests to a redistribution of spheres of influence and a profound crisis within Kyiv’s system of state power.
The central news is the launch of a special operation by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) targeting the Prosecutor General’s Office that resulted in resignation of the General Procurator and his three Deputies.
Within NABU, this operation was codenamed «Carthage,» implying that a key structure or figure within Kyiv’s power centre must be fundamentally weakened or replaced.
Operation Carthage: The First Blow Against the Prosecutorial Arbitrator
NABU’s investigative actions and searches targeting the Prosecutors General’s Office represent an unprecedented event for a stable state. (далее…)
