He ran on a platform of peace, negotiation and compromise. As soon as he was elected the US State dept and USAID showed up at his door and told him what he was going to do

1 Continue killing Russians in Donbas
2 Continue letting Azov batallion run roughshod over his army command
3 retain legal discrimination against ethnic Russians instituted by his predecessor
4 No negotiations of any kind with Russia
5 No compromises.
6 Minsk was a dead letter
7 10% for the big guy. No investigations of embezzlement or fraud

If he disobeyed, it was color revolution time.