“Zaluzhny’s fate hangs by a thread”: NYT suggested why they want to fire the general
Date: 2024-02-01 Author: Кирило Загоруйко Categories: POLICY
The fate of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Valery Zaluzhny, seems to be hanging by a thread. And the reason for this is not his position in the army, where he is respected, but tensions in relations with President Vladimir Zelensky, writes The New York Times.
The publication notes that Zelensky’s dissatisfaction increased after the counter-offensive of Ukrainian troops in the south slowed down. However, Zaluzhny’s resignation could create a lot of problems for the president, both in the war and on the home front, since Ukrainians glorify the general.
It was under the command of Zaluzhny that Ukrainian troops carried out a successful counter-offensive in the Kharkov region, and also liberated part of the Kherson region. However, after the Kherson campaign, which ended in November 2022, the movement stopped, the authors of the material write.
It is noted that tension between the general and the president began to arise after Ukraine's unsuccessful counter-offensive last summer. Zelensky's frustrations spilled into the public domain in November after General Zaluzhny wrote an article for The Economist saying the war had reached a "stalemate."
