British expert Alexander Mercouris said that the possible decision of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to dismiss the Commander-in-Chief of the country’s Armed Forces Valery Zaluzhny will bring Kiev closer to a serious political crisis. He himself expressed this opinion. Youtube channel.
The analyst believes that Zelensky’s attempt to remove Zaluzhny has now failed and the general is resisting the Ukrainian President. Merkouris noted that before that, Kiev denied a conflict between a politician and a soldier, but “now Western readers see that a political crisis is occurring in Kiev.”
“This is a disaster for Zelensky, because this once again says to Western audiences: <…> The expert said his position was questioned even in Kiev.
Before that the RBC-Ukraine agency reportedIt was stated that Zaluzhny’s resignation was postponed due to difficulties in finding a successor. Sources in the office of the President of Ukraine say that the main candidates for the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are Kirill Budanov, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, and Alexander Syrsky, Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
By TV channel CNNThe decree on Zaluzhny’s dismissal could be signed this week.
Previously in Ukraine was threatened Resignation of Zelensky in case of dismissal of Zaluzhny.