Shorter headline: Zaluzhny gets kicked upstairs.
The Rada announces Zaluzhny’s consent to the post of ambassador to the UK
[Regnum] Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny, reports of his removal from office have been heard for a long time, agreed to leave as ambassador to the UK, said deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Yevgeny Shevchenko.
“Most likely, he will go there, and we know that the people who were sent as ambassadors are a political pension, no one has ever returned back, this is a tradition in Ukraine,” the Ukrainian parliamentarian said on the Karasev LIVE program.
As Regnum reported, on January 29, Ukrainian media reported that the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, announced to Zaluzhny that he was being removed from his post, but official Ukrainian departments denied this. After denials, the Ukrainian publication Zerkalo Nedeli again reported the dismissal, citing the office of the Ukrainian leader.
This was preceded by discrepancies in the views of Zelensky and Zaluzhny on the situation at the front. In early January 2024, the leader of the Kiev regime was furious when he learned of an interview with the commander-in-chief in which he called the Ukrainian conflict a dead end. On February 2, the Kiev authorities decided to notify the US administration of their intention to deprive Zaluzhny of his post as commander in chief. Zelensky has not yet issued an official decree on his resignation.
He himself emphasized that he was thinking about the need to update the personnel of the military leadership of Ukraine and the administrative apparatus of the country as a whole. According to Zelensky, by reboot and change of personnel he understands not one person, but the directions of the country’s leadership.
Later, the Swiss publication Le Temps stated that the Pentagon was putting pressure on Kyiv, seeking the dismissal of Zaluzhny. The publication cited the words of an unknown military official who allegedly personally heard senior US military officials say that the commander-in-chief had become a serious problem and an obstacle to Ukraine's continued receipt of military assistance from the United States.
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Head of the DPR: Zaluzhny’s dismissal will not significantly change the situation at the front
In the event of the dismissal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Army Valery Zaluzhny, one should not expect drastic changes at the front, said the head of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin.
“What will be the impact of a possible change in the leadership of the armed forces of Ukraine? It will probably have an impact. But for my part, I don’t see such significant or dramatic changes,” the head of the DPR said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
According to him, Donetsk residents are primarily counting not on the deterioration of the situation in the rest of Ukraine, but on the power of the Russian army and its military personnel, the Russian leadership making the appropriate decisions.
As Regnum reported, the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, announced plans to change the country’s administrative apparatus, including the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny. He clarified that by rebooting personnel he does not mean one person, but the directions of the leadership of Ukraine.
Denis Pushilin on February 4 in the program “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin said that in order to stop shelling of the DPR territory, the Ukrainian army should be moved back 150 km. This is necessary judging by the capabilities of Western weapons supplied to Kyiv, the head of the DPR added.
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Le Temps: The Pentagon is seeking the dismissal of the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny
The Pentagon is putting pressure on Kiev, seeking the dismissal of the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny, the Swiss newspaper Le Temps reported on February 5, citing a source in the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
“I heard with my own ears how senior American military officials said that Zaluzhny has become a serious problem and is even an obstacle to Ukraine’s continued receipt of military assistance from the United States,” the publication quoted a military official who wished to remain anonymous.
According to him, the American military accused Zaluzhny of many serious mistakes that caused the disaster that happened to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. They pointed out that he did not request enough military equipment from the West, did not rely enough on technological weapons and did not fully take into account the fact that the Russian army would offer serious resistance.
The newspaper also reported that the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, is inclined to reach a compromise with Russia, and Zaluzhny is not going to give up plans to seize Donbass.
As Regnum reported, Zaluzhny’s possible resignation has been discussed in Ukraine since the end of January. The fact that Zelensky decided to fire him was also reported by deputies of the Verkhovna Rada. Western media also wrote about this. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on February 4 that the White House would not intervene in this matter.
Zelensky admitted on February 5 that he was thinking about dismissing Zaluzhny. He added that the Ukrainian leadership as a whole needs a reboot.