 Ukraine has plan if Russia assassinates Zelensky. When Volodymyr Zelensky was asked whether he was worried by Russian attempts to kill him he answered he couldn't afford to be. Politico-media outlet writes. In an interview with CNN last month he said if he was thinking about it constantly he would just shut himself down. Of course my bodyguards should think how to prevent this from happening and this is their task. I don't think about it. According to the publication no wonder Russian lawmakers and ultra nationalist military bloggers have formed a chorus demanding he be targeted. The Politico noted that given the stakes and the risk it is little wonder Ukrainian officials tend to brush off requests to discuss what would happen were Russia to succeed or they declined to go on the record worrying the topic appears far too macabre. Because of the threat looming over his life Zelensky's overseas visits are planned with the greatest secrecy. Formerly under the Constitution the line of succession is clear. When the president is unable to fulfill his duties the chairman of the Verkovna Rada of Ukraine takes over his responsibilities said Mykola Kniazitsky an opposition lawmaker from the Western city of Lviv therefore there would be no power vacuum. But I don't think it matters said Adrian Karatniki a non-resident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center. There's a strong leadership team and I think we would see collective government he added. The country has reached a point of very substantial solidarity and national unity so if something terrible happened to Zelensky it would not be as decisive as you might think. Said Karatniki