– Zelensky Appoints Fired Defense Chief As New Ambassador To UK:
Ukraine has announced that its fired defense chief, Gen. Valerii Zaluzhny, has been appointed to what’s widely considered one of the country’s most important diplomatic positions – he is now the new ambassador to the United Kingdom.
Zaluzhny, while enjoying widespread popularity within military ranks, was controversially removed by President Zelensky in February amid a broader shake-up in miliary and government leadership, at a moment Ukraine forces have been in retreat, outmanned and outgunned by superior Russian forces.
Zelensky had said at the time he needed men who are “convinced of victory” against Russia. Zaluzhny had attracted controversy after several interviews with Western press wherein the top general gave a realistic, and thus negative, assessment of the battlefield situation.
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