Leader of the Batkivshchyna party and former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko defended the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) Valery Zaluzhny. He posted his video message on Facebook (its owner, Meta, is known as an extremist and is banned in Russia).
According to the politician, Zaluzhny’s possible resignation would be a big mistake.
“The resignation of the commander-in-chief is absolutely not right,” he said.
Tymoshenko also noted that one of the problems of the Ukrainian state is corruption, unprofessionalism and lack of “fair mobilization”, as well as the dismissal of professionals and patriots.
Before this, The Washington Post, citing sources reportedHe said Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s decision to dismiss Zaluzhny may be due to his desire to impress Western partners and “renew” the situation.
Ukrainian politicians and media began spreading rumors that Zaluzhny’s resignation was imminent on the evening of January 29. Rumor has it that the commander-in-chief was offered another position, which he also refused. As the portal “Censor.net” wrote, instead of Zaluzhny, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky wanted to appoint the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, Kirill Budanov. Details – in Material from socialbites.ca.
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