Valerii Zaluzhnyi

Ukraine has five years to turn battlefield survival into lasting independence

How can we cross this desert without turning on one another or losing ourselves in a changing world? An exclusive essay for NV.

24 August, 02:12 PM

Zaluzhnyi: West dismissed Ukraine’s 2023 plan to isolate occupied Crimea

An operation to isolate Crimea under temporary Russian occupation was mapped out in 2023, but Western partners failed to take it seriously, Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Kingdom and former commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi wrote on Facebook on Aug. 6.

6 August, 04:05 PM

Zaluzhnyi’s absence from UK defense meeting sparks conflicting explanations

Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, and the presidential office offered conflicting explanations for his absence from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s meeting with new British Defense Secretary Wes Streeting on Aug. 5, European Pravda reported.

6 August, 12:36 PM

Zaluzhnyi’s remarks on Ukraine’s lack of NATO membership prospects were taken out of context, Foreign Ministry says

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhii Tykhyi commented on Aug. 5 on the statement by Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, regarding the prospects of Ukraine’s accession to NATO.

5 August, 06:15 PM

Zaluzhnyi warns ‘war against cities’ will spread unless world responds

Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, urged Ukraine’s partners to act after an overnight Russian attack killed 17 people in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast, he wrote on social media on Aug. 5.

5 August, 12:53 PM

Zaluzhnyi: no chance Ukraine joins NATO

Ukraine’s ambassador to the UK and former commander-in-chief, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, said he does not see a prospect of Ukraine joining NATO, suggesting instead that Kyiv should develop other European security ties.

4 August, 03:06 AM

Zaluzhnyi visits Chernihiv Oblast with other diplomats

Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine’s ambassador to the UK and former commander-in-chief, visited Chernihiv Oblast on Aug. 3, and reiterated the need for robust post-war security guarantees for Ukraine.

3 August, 08:34 PM

Zaluzhnyi and Fedorov lead Ukrainians' trust ranking, Zelenskyy places fourth

Ukraine's ambassador to the UK and former military chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi has the highest trust rating among Ukrainians, followed by former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, according to a Rating Group poll on July 22.

22 July, 06:00 PM

Ambassador Valerii Zaluzhnyi reacts to Mykhailo Drapatyi's appointment as military chief

Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK and former Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi publicly reacted to the appointment of Mykhailo Drapatyi as the new Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on July 21.

22 July, 10:17 AM

Strikes on Russian logistics, refineries shouldn't raise hopes war will end soon – Zaluzhnyi

Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine's ambassador to the United Kingdom and former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, described Ukrainian strikes on Russian logistics routes and oil refineries as only a "temporary success," adding that the war remains one of attrition, in which every success or setback "inevitably carries a price" in a column published by Interfax-Ukraine on July 8.

8 July, 01:37 PM

Zaluzhnyi names six critical factors determining victory or defeat for Ukraine

Russia has failed to win the war, but deciding if it has lost depends entirely on Moscow agreeing to end the conflict—which "definitely will not happen," Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK Valerii Zaluzhnyi wrote in an Interfax-Ukraine column on July 8.

8 July, 12:46 PM

Zaluzhnyi warns against quick-peace hopes after Russia’s deadly Kyiv attack

Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Kingdom and former Armed Forces commander-in-chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi said Russia’s massive overnight attack on Kyiv on July 2 once again shows that hopes for a quick end to the war are misplaced.

2 July, 12:43 PM

Zaluzhnyi told Zelenskyy he would run if Ukraine holds elections this fall

During a visit to Kyiv by Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine’s former commander-in-chief and now its ambassador to the United Kingdom, officials asked whether he planned to run for president if elections were held this fall.

1 July, 10:56 AM

Zaluzhnyi's adviser denies reports of political deal with Zelenskyy

Media adviser to Ukraine's ambassador to the UK Valerii Zaluzhnyi denied reports of any political agreement with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after media claims that Zelenskyy plans to seek a second term and build an alliance with the former army chief on June 25.

25 June, 11:59 AM

Zaluzhnyi denies electoral pact with Zelenskyy

Ukraine’s Ambassador in London and former Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi did not make any political agreements with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy regarding post-war elections, Zaluzhnyi's media adviser Oksana Torop told NV on June 24.

24 June, 09:43 PM

Zaluzhnyi: World must respond after Russia’s mass strike on Kyiv

Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Kingdom and former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, commented on Russia’s massive overnight strike on Kyiv on May 24 and urged the world to respond to the attack.

24 May, 02:42 PM

Ukraine's Experience for Europe's Future Security. Illusions and Harsh Reality

As of May 2026, in the heart of Europe, in Ukraine, the largest war since World War II and the bloodiest in terms of casualties in the 21st century is still ongoing.

21 May, 12:45 PM

Russia cannot afford to stop fighting in Ukraine - Zaluzhnyi

Halting the war without achieving its stated goals will lead to Russian state system collapse, as the current conflict is a war of attrition where the ability to survive constitutes victory, former AFU Commander-in-Chief and Ambassador to the UK Valeriy Zaluzhnyi said in an exclusive column for NV on May 21.

21 May, 11:00 AM

Zaluzhnyi says modern wars are no longer predictable

Modern warfare has fundamentally changed, making the outcomes of contemporary conflicts impossible to predict, Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, said at the Lennart Meri Conference.

17 May, 11:51 AM

Zaluzhnyi calls wartime demobilization demands 'political populism' with no historical basis

Ukraine's ambassador to the United Kingdom and former commander-in-chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi called all current demands to demobilize Ukrainian troops political posturing driven by wartime speculation, speaking at the Defence24 Days conference in Warsaw on May 7.

7 May, 04:37 PM

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