"One afternoon in early March, three days after the disastrous showdown between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, there was a flurry of telephone activity at the Ukrainian embassy in London. JD Vance's team was on the line and wanted to set up a call with Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine's ambassador to the UK and formerly the commander in chief of the army."
"Zaluzhnyi, after consultation with Zelenskyy's chief of staff, refused to take the call. The episode was reflective of the political tightrope that Zaluzhnyi has walked since Zelenskyy dismissed him as army chief last February and dispatched him to London. On the one hand, accustomed to working within a strict military hierarchy, Zaluzhnyi remains loyal to the government he serves. On the other, many both at home and abroad see him as Ukraine's natural next president, and are pushing him to launch a political campaign."
Three days after a White House confrontation between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, JD Vance's team tried to arrange a call with Valerii Zaluzhnyi at the Ukrainian embassy in London. Zaluzhnyi consulted Zelenskyy's chief of staff and refused the call. Zaluzhnyi was dismissed as army chief last February and sent to London as ambassador. Zaluzhnyi is accustomed to strict military hierarchy and remains loyal to the government he serves. Many people at home and abroad view him as Ukraine's likely next president and are urging him to start a political campaign. Several sources close to Zaluzhnyi provided these details, mostly anonymously.
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