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Former Army Chief Seen as Zelenskyy’s Top Rival Reveals to AP a Rift Between Them
Valerii Zaluzhnyi described a 2022 Security Service raid as intimidation amid disputes over Ukraine's 2023 counteroffensive and his February 2024 dismissal, with polls showing 23% support.
- Valerii Zaluzhnyi publicly told the AP he spoke about a deep rift with President Zelenskyy, highlighting tensions after Russia's invasion, in a recent interview.
- Tensions that began after the February 2022 invasion deepened when Zaluzhnyi said the 2023 counteroffensive failed because Zelenskyy and others refused to allocate needed resources.
- During a later in 2022 confrontation, dozens of Ukraine's Security Service agents arrived at Zaluzhnyi's Kyiv office; he warned Andrii Yermak and Vasyl Maliuk he would call reinforcements.
- An Ipsos poll last month shows support for Zaluzhnyi at 23%, with the Ukrainian public potentially becoming more polarized amid ongoing political tensions.
- Official spokespeople declined to comment, and Zelenskyy recently reshuffled his leadership team while the Security Service of Ukraine denied the search and the AP could not independently verify the raid amid wartime pressures.
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Former army chief seen as Zelensky's top rival reveals a rift between them
Valerii Zaluzhnyi, 52, refuses to discuss his political ambitions, saying he doesn’t want to risk harming national unity during a war with Russia that is approaching its fourth anniversary.
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