Ukraine’s Gen. Valery Zaluzhnyy wants more weapons from the West to break through a “stalemate.”
“There will most likely be no deep and beautiful breakthrough” against Russia, Ukrainian Gen. Valery Zaluzhnyy told The Economist. | AP Photo/LibkosA top Ukrainian general’s assessment that the war with Russia is a stalemate is fueling partisan passions as a debate on whether to bolster Kyiv with more weapons roils Congress.
“That naturally raises the question: What exactly is our endgame strategy?” he asked. “What’s the plan here? I don’t think they have a plan.” Zaluzhnyy’s message seems aimed at influencing the American congressional debate. The general, like Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is desperate for more advanced fighter jets, drones, longer-range missiles and artillery to punch through Russian lines.
Sen. J.D. Vance , who has openly called for ending military assistance to Kyiv, said Zaluzhnyy’s remarks expose deep-lying fractures within Ukraine’s leadership.
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