Valerii Zaluzhnyi
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Valerii Fedorovych Zaluzhnyi is a Ukrainian four-star general and diplomat who is currently serving as Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Kingdom. He served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed For
Official portrait, 2026
Zaluzhnyi with Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi (left) during the Battle of Kyiv, March 2022
Zaluzhnyi (centre) meeting with First Minister of Scotland John Swinney (right) in October 2024
On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru
Valerii Zaluzhnyi
…He has received praise for his skill at "adapting to a fast-changing battlefield" through effective delegation and information gathering during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He was dismissed from his position as Commander-in-Chief on 8 February 2024 amid increasing tension between him and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…
Protesters at a rally on Independence Square, 19 January 2014
The Normandy Format meeting in December 2019 was the only meeting between Zelenskyy and Putin.
Russian military build-up around Ukraine as of 3 December 2021
Meeting of the NATO-Russia Council on 12 January 2022