Zelensky wanted to replace the top military commander
31.01.2024
Some media reported that the relationship between Ukrainian President Zelenskiy and the supreme military commander Zaluzhny has become increasingly tense due to the failure of the counterattack to achieve the expected results. Zelensky asked Zaluzhny to resign, but Zaluzhny refused.
(Deutsche Welle Chinese website) Multiple media reports said that Ukrainian President Zelensky once tried to replace the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Valerij Saluschnyj, but was forced to do so due to pressure from the United States, Britain and senior military officials. Under pressure, Zelensky was eventually forced to withdraw his orders.
The British “Guardian” quoted Ukrainian opposition members as saying that on Monday, Zelenskiy asked Zaluzhny to resign, but the latter refused. The New York Times also reported that Zelensky had plans to remove Zaluzhny from his post.
“Zaluzhny was a military general who was very popular among the people, officers and soldiers”
Over the past few weeks,Due to the difficult progress of the counterattack against the Russian army,, the relationship between Zelensky and Zaluzhny has been tense. A few weeks before Russia launched a war of aggression against Ukraine in February 2022, the 50-year-old Zaluzhny was appointed commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armed forces. Under his command,The Ukrainian army withstood the Russian offensive and regained some of the occupied territory. It is generally believed that Zaluzhny was a military general who was very popular among the people and officers and soldiers. In view of this, there have been constant claims that Zaluzhny has political ambitions, but he himself has always denied this.
The Times quoted a senior Ukrainian army general as saying that on Monday, Zelensky invited Zaluzhny for an interview. During the interview, Zaluzhny said that the presidential adviser’s assessment of the military situation was too optimistic. Zaluzhny was immediately asked to resign, but Zaluzhny refused. Zelensky said he would remove Zaluzhny from his post by presidential decree. The Times reported that because Zelensky’s chosen potential successors refused to accept the appointment, Zelensky had to withdraw his appointment and let Zaluzhny remain in office.
On Monday, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense denied reports that Zaluzhny was dismissed. The Ministry of National Defense wrote on the social media platform “Telegram”: “Dear journalists, we hereby give a joint reply: This news is not consistent with the facts.”
(dpa)
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2024-01-31 11:54:04
