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Posted on 01/31/2024 11:42:37 AM PST by FarCenter
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rowed back on a threat to dismiss commander-in-chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi after the top general refused to resign and potential replacements declined to take on the role, according to media reports in the United Kingdom.
According to British newspaper The Times, quoting high-ranking Ukrainian officers, Zaluzhnyi was summoned to a meeting with Zelenskyy on Monday, where he reportedly told presidential advisers that their assessment of the military situation was more positive than is really the case.
The Guardian newspaper then quoted a Ukrainian opposition lawmaker's understanding that "yesterday the president asked Zaluzhnyi to resign but he declined to do so."
Zelenskyy reportedly threatened to dismiss Zaluzhnyi by presidential decree but was forced to back down after potential successors signaled that they would refuse to assume the post. According to The Times, the United States and the United Kingdom also applied pressure on Zelenskyy not to dismiss Zaluzhnyi, as did senior Ukrainian military officials.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense denied the reports and has played down suggestions of a rift between the president and his commander-in-chief, posting on Telegram on Monday: "Dear journalists, we immediately answer everyone: No, this is not true."
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And remember, he said no elections as long as we're at war. Whatta country!
Puppet tried to pull his own strings.
Valerii Zaluzhnyi refused to leave. President Greasy is in a pickle
Its good that unlike Russia, the Ukraine military is not run by yes men.
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Z tried to get him to take an ambassadorship in some faraway western capital. Z’s term ends the last of March. The coup will occur when Z refuses to have the mandated elections and refuses to step down. Cue the fat lady, she’s on stage in April.
He can name names and amounts. His exit will be like a Ron Brown accident.
Yeah, he’s in trouble.
The whole thing was a social media rumor, blow up, fake news story.
Yes, very good, for Russia. Those two Z's are morons who have annihilated their nation. Perfect stooges who did just what Russia wanted on the battle field.
And maybe commander-in-chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi IS the best person for that role at this time, given the desperation of the situation and bleak prospects for improving upon it anytime soon or ever.
No elections, only one state church allowed, only one political party allowed, Zelensky really knows how to run a “democracy” just like the communist DP.
Z-man and his pet flying monkeys need more yachted and mansions.
This could work out well.
They could try to assassinate each other and both be successful.
The reason Russia has not finished the “SMO” is due in no small part to Russia;s incompetent yes men military leadership.
Reminds me of the video of the Ukey soldier on the line saying: “We as so lucky they are so stupid”
The Russian listened and built 3 lines of defensive fortifications plus a forward buffer zone (called the gray zone). Guess what, the Ukrainians never even made it to the First line of defense. The highly mobile gray zone Russian troops contained them like a worm in a tin can.
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