World War 3 has officially begun, Ukraine’s former top general says – POLITICO

Zaluzhny urged Ukraine’s allies to draw the right conclusions.

“It is still possible to stop it here, on the territory of Ukraine. But for some reason our partners do not want to understand this. It is obvious that Ukraine already has too many enemies. Ukraine will survive with technology, but it It’s not clear whether it can win this battle alone,” he said.

Zaluzhny’s speech at the ceremony is in line with his bleak view of the war. In similar comments in his essay for The Economist last year, infuriating Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zaluzhny compared the state of the conflict to a World War I stalemate.

Zelenskyy fired Zaluzhny in February after rising tensions between the two over how the war in Ukraine should be fought — as well as Zaluzhny’s growing popularity, making him a potential political threat.

Zaluzhny was credited with successfully halting and pushing back Russia’s initial attack on 24 February 2022, which was later tarnished by the failure of last year’s counter-offensive. His role was taken over by General Oleksandr Syrskyi, who is seen as closer to the president.