Valerii Zaluzhnyi

Zaluzhnyi comments on massive Russian attack on Ukraine's energy sector

Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine's ambassador to Britain and former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, called Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities and energy infrastructure Russia's real response to the proposal of an energy truce, in a post on X on Oct. 14.

14 October, 01:40 PM

Zaluzhnyi says residential strikes have no military justification

Ukraine's Ambassador to the United Kingdom and former Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi condemned Russia's massive Oct. 7 attack on Ukraine, which killed at least 19 people, including children.

7 October, 02:30 PM

Zaluzhnyi warns deals with Russia could become pauses before another war

Peace with Russia cannot be negotiated according to business logic because, without international law, any agreement would amount only to a pause before another war, former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Kingdom Valerii Zaluzhnyi wrote in a column for Channel 24.

1 October, 04:57 PM

Kyiv dropped autumn election plan after Zaluzhnyi and Budanov refused to step aside

Plans to stage autumn wartime elections were scrapped after Valerii Zaluzhnyi and Kyrylo Budanov refused to sit out the race, NV sister outlet Ukrainska Pravda wrote on Sept. 21.

21 September, 12:25 PM

Zaluzhnyi: My early warnings about technological change in war drew criticism

Early assessments of technological change and the need to rethink the conduct of war were met with criticism and political pushback, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Kingdom and former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said in his column, The war that changed everything. On historical mistakes, the role of progress and the new world, published by Ukrainska Pravda on Sept. 15.

15 September, 06:04 PM

Zaluzhnyi: Soviet warfare methods have driven Ukraine’s mobilization into a dead end

Mobilization in Ukraine has reached a “dead end” because Ukraine has continued relying on outdated Soviet methods of warfare in a “war of machines,” Valerii Zaluzhnyi wrote in a column published by Ukrainska Pravda on Sept. 15.

15 September, 04:50 PM

Focusing only on drones is a serious mistake, Zaluzhnyi says

It is a serious mistake to focus only on specific weapons such as drones, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Kingdom and former commander-in-chief of the armed forces, said in a column titled The war that changed everything. On historical mistakes, the role of progress and the new world published by Ukrainska Pravda on Sept. 15.

15 September, 01:44 PM

Ukraine keeps fighting and hope for victory remains, Zaluzhnyi says

Ukraine continues to fight because it has no other choice, and hope for victory remains, former commander-in-chief and Ambassador to Britain Valerii Zaluzhnyi said on Sept. 10 at the Defence & Resilience Tech Scale Up Showcase in London, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

10 September, 07:17 PM

Jet-powered Shahed drones signal shift to cheap machine warfare weapons – Zaluzhnyi

Russia's use of jet-powered Shahed drones marks a technological shift from costly Cold War missiles to cheap precision weapons optimized for modern machine warfare, Ukraine’s Ambassador to the UK and former military commander Valerii Zaluzhnyi said at a London defense showcase on September 9, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

10 September, 12:15 PM

Syrskyi enrolls in Defense University doctoral program

Former Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi has enrolled in a doctoral program at the National Defense University of Ukraine, Hromadske reported, citing a source close to him on Aug. 26.

26 August, 06:39 PM

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

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