Ukraine is beginning to turn to distrust of Zelensky in favor of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Zaluzhny. Zelensky is facing growing isolation.
Recently, a high-ranking Ukrainian ** revealed in an interview that due to the defeat of the Ukrainian army in the "spring", the contradictions between Zelensky and Zaluzhny are inevitable.
This hints at the disagreement between Zelensky and Zaluzhny stemming from the unfavorable results of the "spring**".
Zaluzhny once expressed the opposite opinion to Zelensky in the article, arguing that the Ukrainian army is limited in strength and lacks training, suggesting that ** has failed.
Zelenskyy then publicly criticized the military for not interfering in politics and accused the military leadership of inaction through his parliamentarians, effectively suggesting that Zaluzhny should not challenge his authority. Now, the contradictions between the two have become public, and the fuse triggered by the reluctance of both parties to take responsibility for the failure of the "spring **".
The battle lasted a long time and was costly, the Ukrainian army spent half a year, lost 100,000 troops, captured less than 10 villages, and the battle line was mainly on the periphery of the core defense line of the Russian army.
Although the Ukrainian army did not announce the end of the **, the front basically stagnated, and even the Russian army launched a small-scale counterattack to recapture some strongholds. This major defeat of the Ukrainian army has lost the advantageous situation in Kharkiv last year, the Russian army has begun to reoffensive, and the Ukrainian army is facing a serious shortage of equipment and troops, and the support and patience of the West have also been reduced.
In addition, the outbreak of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has deprived Ukraine of the focus of international attention and its influence has dropped significantly.
This defeat created serious political problems for Zelensky, who shelled Zaluzhny, trying to shift all the blame to him in order to deflect the political crisis. Zaluzhny, as the commander, was in a difficult situation under Zelensky's intervention, and during the Battle of the Twin Cities of Nordon last year, Zelensky even sent parliamentarians to the front line to supervise, resulting in heavy losses for the Ukrainian army.
Despite Zaluzhny's average command skills, his efforts and presence on the front lines won the understanding and support of the Ukrainian population. Opinion polls show that the public's trust in Zaluzhny is twice as high as Zelensky's. If Zaluzhny runs**, he will most likely defeat Zelensky. At present, many Ukrainians also agree more with Zaluzhny's assessment of the strength of the army than with Zelensky's optimism.
Zelensky made a significant contribution to Ukraine in the early days of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, showing a tough attitude, gaining broad support from the West, and bringing a lot of aid to Ukraine. However, he attached more importance to power than the actual situation on the battlefield, which led to the Ukrainian army in a difficult situation and the aggravation of contradictions with the military.
Although Zelensky still has political means at his disposal, Ukraine's internal contradictions are expected to continue to ferment.