Almost two years after the start of the war, Ukraine informed the United States that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to fire the army commander-in-chief, General Valery Zaluzhny. They did not agree on several points, and the conflict between them arose after last year’s counteroffensive by Ukraine, which failed to return a large part of the territory seized by Russia.

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08:28The Ukrainian government has notified the White House of its intention to fire the head of the army, General Valery Zaluzhny, two well-informed sources told Reuters on Friday.

A brief summary of recent events:

• VIDEO “Mariupol is not a ghost town”. A German television report that outraged Ukraine. Kyiv demands explanations from television
• President Volodymyr Zelenskyi told compatriots on Friday evening that the “main news” of the day is that Ukraine has just received two air defense systems “that shoot down anything” and that, even if they do not “fully protect” the country’s territory , will protect certain regions.
• VIDEO New photos of the explosion of the Russian corvette “Ivanovets”.
• The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia wants all key companies of the country to be checked for connections with Russia
• Two French volunteers were killed in southern Ukraine during a Russian bombardment on Thursday, and Paris condemned Moscow’s act of “barbarism”. The anti-terrorist prosecutor’s office should start an investigation into this fact.
• Russia: human rights defender Oleg Orlov was classified as a “foreign agent”
• Judges at the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Friday that Ukraine’s lawsuit accusing Russia of violating international law by accusing Ukraine of genocide to justify its invasion can go ahead, Reuters reported.

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