Ukrainian president calls for unity after rift with top general

The Ukrainian leader also said this was not the right time for wartime elections. He called on Ukrainians to consolidate their country and not get drawn into infighting that could jeopardize counter-offensive efforts.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Photo: Reuters

“Now everyone should think about defending their country. We need to unite, avoid tension and division,” he said. “Without victory, there will be no country. Our victory is possible.”

Mr Zelenskyy's call came after tensions flared over the weekend between the President's Office and General Valery Zaluzhnyi, who likened the battlefield situation with Russia to the stalemate from World War I.

Days later, Mr Zelenskyy dismissed the idea of ​​any stalemate in the war, while his foreign affairs adviser said Mr Zaluzhnyi's comments on the war were "very strange" and could benefit Russia.

The idea of ​​a stalemate on the battlefield is sensitive in Kiev, which has repeatedly said it opposes any talks with Russia. Signs of tension appear as pressure mounts on Kiev on the front lines and beyond.

Kiev is waging a five-month counter-offensive that has failed to make any major breakthroughs in its heavily defended and occupied southern and eastern regions.

Questions are also swirling about the sustainability of Western military aid and Kiev fears it is entering a second winter of energy shortages as Russia continues its air campaign.

Trung Kien (according to Reuters)

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/tong-thong-ukraine-keu-goi-doan-ket-sau-ran-nut-voi-tong-tu-lenh-post271549.html