In Agamben's messianism the messianic event is understood as the moment of deactivation, so it can not be a foundation of a political institution. According to Agamben's reading of Paul the messianic event is the event of destitution. Such conception of messianism fits well with Agamben's scepticism towards history in toto which is conceived as a result of the anthropological machine which produces the dichotomy history/nature. Agamben's reading of Paul is directed against the Schmittian understanding of katechon which, "as well as every constituted authority that clashes with and hides katargesis [deactivation]." Katechon is understood as a theoretical device which excludes and restrains the messianic event, so Agamben's messianic politics declare to be anti-katechonic in its very essence. However, in 2024 Agamben published "Qualche notizia sull'Ucraina," which raises the question to which extent Agamben's political project indeed opposes the logic of katechon. In this text Agamben ad litteram repeats the justifications for the invasion of Ukraine proclaimed by the Russian authorities (Ukrainian sovereignty is illusionary, Ukraine is historically a part of Russia, etc.) and thus unambiguously sides with Russia in the ongoing war. Here Agamben's scepticism towards the possibility of historical event such as a foundation of a new political power is evident. Since the Russian regime aims precisely at undoing the historical event, namely the collapse of the USSR, Ukraine as an independent state is grounded in this event. In his support of Russia, Agamben, willingly or not, finds himself on the side of the katechon, and here the paradoxes of his messianic politics can be clearly seen. For Agamben, the epitome of political evil is totalitarianism which is based on political engagement in an all-encompassing project. However, the stress on the disengagement that we see in Agamben's messianic ethics is very fitting the logic of contemporary authoritarianisms.