Zelensky's Intent to Fire Kiev Regime's Top General Zaluzhny. Mutiny in the Armed Forces if He is Removed? - Global Research
Global ResearchFeb 03
Ukraine: Report Contradicts US Account of Top General's Dismissal
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The Facts
A report published in the Times of London into the sacking of Ukrainian Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi has contradicted the version of events provided by the White House last week.
Following the dismissal of Zaluzhnyi — who was replaced with Oleksandr Syrskyi — National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the decision was down to Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy. "He gets to decide who his leadership is going to be in the military," Kirby said.
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
Zelenskyy is the sovereign leader of Ukraine. It is purely for him to decide who the military leadership of his country should be and the US will continue to work closely with whomever he decides to appoint to protect Ukrainian sovereignty.
Establishment-critical narrative
As this report demonstrates, the US clearly interfered in Ukraine's decision-making process. Nuland met with the Ukrainian defense minister in the hope of keeping America's preferred candidate in place. The US needs to stop trying to undermine Ukraine's sovereignty.
