Washington will continue to support Ukraine, regardless of who leads the Armed Forces of Ukraine. And the issue of choosing the commander-in-chief is a matter for President Zelensky.
The White House will cooperate with any commander-in-chief of Ukraine. This was announced on Thursday, February 8, by the spokesman of the US State Department, John Kirby, Voice of America reports.
“We will work with whoever leads her Armed Forces,” said Kirby.
At the same time, he emphasized that Zelensky, as Supreme Commander-in-Chief, will decide who will lead his troops.
The President’s National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan also assured that the United States will continue to support Ukraine, regardless of who leads the Armed Forces of Ukraine, writes the BBC.
In this regard, Pentagon spokesperson Celeste Wallander said that the United States will work effectively with the new commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Reuters reports.
“The United States respects and will work with any democratically elected government, leader, President Zelensky, who is chosen as his commander-in-chief, and we will work effectively with General Syrsky, we have worked with him,” Wallander said.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg noted that having any opinion on Zelensky’s decision was “not NATO’s business,” the BBC wrote. No changes will affect Ukraine’s relations with partners and NATO, he added.
We remind you that today Zelensky fired the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny and appointed Colonel General Alexander Syrsky in his place.
Zelensky expressed expectations from Syrsky
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