Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will appoint Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, Ukraine’s former commander-in-chief, as his ambassador to the UK.
Zelensky removed Zaluzhny from his post as a top general on February 8, and the two have been at odds over the disastrous war with Russia for years. Zaluzhny has long been rumored to be a potential candidate once Ukraine has presidential elections again, and Zelensky’s move to send him to the UK is seen as an effort to keep him from domestic politics.
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said that Zelensky “approved the candidacy of Valery Zaluzhny for the post of Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Kingdom.” Zelensky said in a statement that Zaluzhny “told me that this is the direction he would like to take — diplomacy.”
Then news came after a poll in Ukraine found Zelensky would lose to Zaluzhny in a presidential election. The poll found that 41% favored Zaluzhny in a first-round election, while only 23.7% would vote for Zelensky.
Ukraine was due to hold presidential elections on March 31, but they have been delayed as Zelensky continues to extend martial law. Under Ukraine’s constitution, a vote can’t be held in Ukraine under martial law, but Zelensky previously said it was possible if Western countries paid enough money.
While the Biden administration has sold the proxy war in Ukraine as a fight for “democracy,” the US has not pushed Zelensky to hold elections. Parliamentary elections that were scheduled for last fall have also been delayed.
This was reported at the time he was fired.
Why should Zaluzhny accept this post? Why not just run against Zelensky? (If Zelensky is still around to be run against.)
Previous articles said he wasn’t interested in running.
Because you idiots dont care about who is running Ukraine.
You will hate Ukraine and US regardless of leadership.
Hypocrite.
Q) what has 5 toes but isn’t your foot?
A) my foot
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Q) what do you call an old snowman?
A) a glass of water
Elections in the trenches, Dave? Want to volunteer to go set up the voting booths?
Dave will be in Russia voting for Putin this month.
It won’t matter. The result is already known.
“Article 83 of the Ukrainian Constitution states that if the term of the Verkhovna Rada expires under martial law, it shall automatically be extended until a new Rada is seated following the end of martial law. Article 19 of Ukraine’s martial law legislation specifically forbids conducting national elections. Thus, for Ukraine to conduct elections while under martial law would be a violation of legal norms that predate Zelensky and the full-scale Russian invasion.”
Do I have to capitalize that for you all to understand?
Which article covers suppression of opposition media and opposition parties, Orthodox Church, killing Gonzalo Lira, …??
These:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/23/russian-backed-kyiv-monastery-subject-to-ongoing-investigation-says-ukrainian-official
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/06/23/hxae-j23.html
https://www.thedailybeast.com/gonzalo-lira-is-a-pro-putin-shill-in-ukraine-and-a-sleazy-manosphere-dating-coach
“In May 2023 Lira was arrested and charged with producing and publishing material that attempted to justify the ongoing Russian invasion, which is illegal under Ukrainian law.” Laws are laws (FAFO).
Yes, the US is truly invested in protecting this exemplary liberal democracy that is Ukraine. And tyranny sure isn’t about laws that prohibit free speech and persecution of dissidents. Especially not at at times when it is most unwelcome to the regime.
How’s all that going in Russia?
Perhaps the US would do well to start promoting democracy and human rights in the countries they have actually influence over. Like putting op some effort for the pretence that the rethoric about these lofty goals have actual meaning. But there it seems the US as the world’s greatest torture empire do not see much of a problem in supporting tyranny or even participating in genocide.
Maybe the majority of Americans might not see it or care if they knew, or like the Europeans might feel they are simply entitled to dictate everyone else out there in the “jungle” from within their “garden” because of their obvious superiority, but the world majority is – and have been – paying attention. And they are the future. And perhaps, maybe I don’t know, can’t read minds and crazy minds even less, the European leaders are now panicking for realizing payback time is going to come sooner than feared.
We’re not backing Russia. We’re pretending Ukraine is a democracy worth supporting.
It is.
the Ukrainian invasion of Crimea was probably illegal under Crimean law. and laws are indeed laws.
Show me the “Crimean law” — whatever that is…
Fcking idiot.
Standard Putin Lover.
Who declares martial law?
Who can un-declare it?
Ahhh…yes. It was Zelensky who declared it. Caveat: I don’t write the laws.
And he could un-declare it and hold elections. He even was willing to do that, at one point, if the US would foot the bill. He then backed down from that. Probably worried they might actually oblige.
OK. So what should we do about it? I mean, you and I.
Ukraine should not be supported by any “Free” People. Zelensky is another Netanyahu, he worships Netanyahu and anyone supporting him, is supporting Zionist Nazis. Ukraine is NOT a Democracy, has Zelensky said one word about stopping the Genocide in Palestine? He visited Netanyahu, did he visit Gaza? Ukrainians want their country back, they better get rid of the Zionist Devil, Zelensky.
https://www.rt.com/news/593941-germany-russia-travel-warning/
“Germany trying to stop its citizens from seeing Russia for themselves – Moscow.
The travel advice was due to the “continuing deterioration of the situation in the country,” according to Berlin.”
If you’re a German seeking freedom from tyranny and stupidity, the ultimate question you ponder is, “Where would I rather die: Nazi Germany or Christian Russia?”
I guess Zuzu, Zelda and Zoro are out of luck.
Zaluzhny earlier said he would not accept being the ambassador to Britain. Now that’s exactly the post he takes. Removing him from national politics.
What a surrender. But maybe he figured he couldn’t win anyway with Bidensky’s grip on the media and on U.S. support. And he doesn’t have any plans for the military, as he has clearly shown. And he refuses to make peace. He isn’t trained in law or politics either.
He knows that the Russians, even though they’re taking more villages every day, haven’t even started their big push, as it’s still the rain season.
So maybe he plans to run for president after the war is ended this year. Or he doesn’t want to be president after all.
Show me the money… Get your fake election…Money gone to my Swiss account…!
The 1 thing no one can blame the clown is about the issue of election. No one can hold elections in the middle of a war directly being prosecuted in the middle of a country