Despite the resignation of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) Valeriy Zaluzhny, the USA continues to support Ukraine. This was announced by Pentagon Press Secretary Patrick Ryder at a regular briefing for journalists, he writes TASS.
Ryder announced that US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has not yet contacted Alexander Syrsky, who was appointed to this position. He emphasized that personnel issues are Ukraine’s internal matter, but US support will not change.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said in a video published on his Telegram channel: said About the requirements of the new Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) Alexander Syrsky. He said the country’s defense forces currently number almost one million people. In his view, this means that a different approach to mobilization, military rotation and front management is needed.
On February 8, Zelensky removed Valery Zaluzhny from the post of commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and appointed General Alexander Syrsky was appointed to this position. He was born in the Vladimir region and moved to Ukraine in the 1980s, where he led the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces before being appointed commander in chief. From the beginning of the year, Syrsky had been tipped for the commander-in-chief post amid rumors of Zaluzhny’s resignation.
Previously USA and Ukraine started Negotiations on security guarantees for Kiev.