Latent since the launch of Vladimir Putin's generalized offensive in Ukraine, tensions between Volodymyr Zelensky and the chief of staff of the Ukrainian army, Valeri Zaluzhni, had come to light in Kiev for weeks.
According to sources cited by the Washington Post, the Ukrainian president finally notified, on Monday, his dismissal to the very popular general, who has led operations on the battlefield since February 24, 2022: a disruptive military reshuffle in the context of the difficulties encountered by Ukraine on the battlefield.
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On Monday, Zelensky's spokesman Serhiy Nykyforov denied Zaluzhni's dismissal.
“
There is no order
,” Nykyforov said.
The president did not fire the commander in chief
.”
However, according to sources cited by the Washington Post and The Economist, Zelensky informed him of his departure that same Monday during a meeting.
The general would remain in place while waiting for a successor...
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