Damaged Ukrainian military commander: ‘Ukraine cannot renew the post -Soviet boundaries’
Ukraine should give up trying to restore its borders established by the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 or even those from the time when the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 began, the former Ukrainian military commander on Thursday.
Valerij Zalušna, the Ukrainian ambassador to London, was dismissed from the post of army commander in February 2024. After months of disagreement with President Volodimir Zeleni.
Green and other officials have long called for the expulsion of Russian forces and a return to the 1991 post -Soviet border of Ukraine, including the Crimea that Russia annexed in 2014. However, as the efforts of the past months have focused on the arrangement of the tribute, the statements of Kiev are more moderate in terms of territory.
– I hope that there are no people in this room who are still hoping for a miracle or happy sign that will bring peace to Ukraine within the borders of 1991 or 2022 or some great happiness that will happen later. My personal opinion is that the enemy still has resources, forces and means to continue to shoot our territory and to try to try certain offensive operations – the RBK Ukraine portal conveyed the more watery words from the Forum in Kiev.
Polls show that the pledged one of the most popular Ukrainian politicians is. Surveys also show that Zelensky’s rating has increased after a clash with US President Donald Trump at a meeting at the White House in February.