Military Rift: Zelenskiy Calls For Ukrainian Unity

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has called on Ukrainians to remain united, days after a rift emerged between his office and the country’s commander-in-chief as the war with Russia grinds on.

The Ukrainian leader, who also said it was not the right time for wartime elections in a speech, entreated Ukrainians to strengthen the country and not to be drawn into dangerous infighting that could imperil the war effort.

“Now everyone should think about defending our country. We need to pull ourselves together, avoid unwinding and splitting up into disputes or other priorities,” he said. “If there is no victory, there will be no country. Our victory is possible.”

Zelenskiy’s call came after tensions burst into the open over the weekend between the President’s Office and his top general Valery Zaluzhnyi, who likened the State of the battlefield with Russia to a stalemate from World War One.

REUTERS