After resigning from the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Valery Zaluzhnyi went to a new stage of his service, completing an internship at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Oleg Sharp, a representative of President Volodymyr Zelenskyi, announced this.
"Zaluzhny came out of short-term leave and is undergoing a mandatory internship at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The consent of the British side has been received. The staff of the embassy is also being formed — the emphasis is on specialists in military-technical cooperation," the observer wrote. He is sure that Valery Zaluzhnyi will return to Ukraine and play his role in the reconstruction of our state.
Valery Zaluzhnyi's new position
On February 8, 2024, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyi, signed the Decree on the resignation of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Valery Zaluzhny. In March, he was appointed ambassador to Great Britain.
"Today I approved the candidacy of the Ambassador of our country to Great Britain. General Valery Zaluzhnyi spoke to me about such a direction for himself — diplomatic," Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on March 7.
The head of state also confirmed that a request has been sent to Britain for preliminary approval of the candidacy of Zaluzhnyi (agreman) for the post of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland.
It will be recalled that the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umyerov officially confirmed the dismissal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny. As the Minister of Defense noted, 2024 will bring changes, so the command needs new approaches and strategies.
