Top Ukrainian General’s Pessimistic View On The War Fuels A Debate In The U.S. Congress On Providing Military Aid

FILE PHOTO: The commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Valery Zaluzhny. © Alexey Furman / Getty Images  

Politico: Top Ukrainian general’s gloomy view of Russia war fuels military aid debate 

Ukraine’s Gen. Valery Zaluzhnyy wants more weapons from the West to break through a “stalemate.” 

A top Ukrainian general’s assessment that the war with Russia is a stalemate is fueling partisan passions as a debate on whether to bolster Kyiv with more weapons roils Congress. 

The stunning admission by Gen. Valery Zaluzhnyy, commander in chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, is reverberating on Capitol Hill — where Republicans are arguing his comments are a reason to rethink America’s as-long-as-it-takes support for Kyiv. And that could make Ukraine’s uphill climb against Russia and in the halls of Congress even steeper.  

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WNU Editor: This uncertainty on the US providing aid to Ukraine is causing a lot of concerns in Kyiv. Ukraine General Valery Zaluzhny's admission on the current state of the war should not have been voiced publicly .... Ukraine’s Top General Says War With Russia Has Reached A Stalemate.