TL/DR: You know the Bill Hicks joke about showing new Presidents the Babushka Lady's film? Maybe that happened here.
If you look at his history, Zelensky was not in favor of the rampant Russophobia in Ukraine. He's actually a native Russian speaker himself. As president, he tried to get control of the neo-Nazis and failed. And as far as I can tell, he's just a regular Jew, not even a Zionist let alone some elite Sabbatean-Frankist. And putting up with those Nazis has got to rub any normal person the wrong way.
Yes, he's clearly a thrall of the oligarchs and their Western colonial masters, but you could still make the case he's a regular guy who thought he might be able to do some good, but was now in a bad situation. In the days and weeks leading up to the "intervention", he kept trying to tone down all the warmongering.
But boom, next thing you know he a younger, mentally stable version of Joe Biden, who will say and do anything his handlers tell him to no matter how ridiculous. And while the MSM reports of civilian massacres by the Russians are not to be believed, there's no doubt that his own people are suffering and dying, but he seems to care nothing about that. Just, "Mo' money, mo' weapons, mo' killin'!"
Preamble over, here's the juicy part....
Zelensky and Hutchins were born only months apart, although she was raised in Murmansk. It's unclear when she came back, but she didn't come to the US until 2010. It seems like she's done very well in Hollyweird. I'm going to guess she was at the top of the heap in the film industry back in Ukraine. I have no evidence, but I would think it quite possible she knew VZ personally.
It's too long to get into here, but the shooting of Hutchins was Baldwin's Elite sacrifice. And it was literally on a film set with cameras and everything. I'm going to guess they filmed the entire thing.
"They" have been playing lots of their big cards lately, so did they play that one here? Like, "Hey, Vlod, just in case you had some thoughts about how you're the President and all, why don't you take a gander at your old friend's farewell party?" I think we all know how brutal They can be.
I had thought they picked out Halyna as the sacrifice because Baldwin knew her, but maybe it was because Vlod knew her. And who knows how well? She was a single, pretty lady and he was a big movie star and a handsome, funny guy.
It sounds crazy but I think we all know of crazier things that have happened.
You don't need some crazy American sub-plot. He was installed into power, he already knows how the sausage is made.
I think you may have missed the point that his behavior changed dramatically right after the Russian intervention. I would also disagree that they threatened his life right after installing him into the presidency. But thanks for your careful read and insights.