Personnel decisions in the Armed Forces of Ukraine — This is a matter for the Ukrainian government. This is not a matter that should be influenced one way or another by the United States of America.
This was stated by US Presidential National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, commenting on rumors about the possible resignation of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny. According to him, the White House will remain aloof from personnel decisions in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Will the United States influence personnel decisions in the Armed Forces of Ukraine
— This is the sovereign right of Ukraine and the president to make personnel decisions. We've made it clear that we're simply not going to commit ourselves to a particular decision, — emphasized the US Presidential National Security Adviser.
Earlier, foreign journalists, citing their own sources, claimed that the White House was allegedly informed about the decision of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to dismiss the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny.
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According to the Washington Post, citing anonymous sources, White House officials did not support, but did not object to the decision of official Kiev on an important issue, because they recognized it as the sovereign choice of the president.
Valery Zaluzhny recently published his own column on the CNN website, where he outlined key approaches for Ukraine and the West that could help the Ukrainian Armed Forces defeat Russia on the battlefield. Officially, the Ukrainian side denies the existence of a presidential decree to dismiss Zaluzhny.
