Ukraine President Zelensky Rebukes Top General Over ‘Stalemate’ Comments

Kyiv Post: Zelensky’s Office Issues Warning After Zaluzhny’s ‘Stalemate’ Interview

President Zelensky's deputy chief-of-staff suggested that military officials should perhaps keep quiet about the situation on the front lines, lest they give the Russians an advantage.

Ihor Zhovkva, Deputy Head of the President's Office, has advised military officials against publicly disclosing sensitive information about the situation at the front lines.

Zhovkva's comments came in response to an interview with Valery Zaluzhny, the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, for The Economist. The interview also contained a link to a lengthy essay by Zaluzhny replete with military assessments.

The deputy chief-of-staff suggested that by making comments "we make it easier for the aggressor to work."

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WNU Editor: There is a lot of doom and gloom coming from my contacts/friends/and family members in Ukraine right now. I am not surprised to see this pessimistic mood now in the upper echelons of the Ukraine government.

Ukraine President Zelensky Rebukes Top General Over ‘Stalemate’ Comments

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