“The British edition of The Guardian wrote that Presidential Office Andriy Yermak has come to London to the former Commander -in -Chief of the Armed Forces, and now the Ambassador of Ukraine to Britain Valery Zaluzhny and offered to join the team of President Vladimir Zelensky in the future elections, but he was washed.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: The Guardian with reference to several unnamed people close to Zaluzhny, as well as political insiders, diplomats and other persons familiar with the situation
Literally: “No elections are planned in Ukraine, and voting is legally and technically impossible until the country is at war … But everyone in Ukraine knows that sooner or later politics will return.
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Details: The publication notes that Zaluzhny has never publicly declared any political ambitions and rejects almost all interview requests. “His team carefully plans his public speaking in London to avoid events where uncomfortable questions could be asked,” the publication said.
At the same time, according to The Guardian, “political pilgrims” are constantly coming to the Embassy of Ukraine in London to offer services, to express support, or to try to guess whether the Zaluzhny is planning to run in the elections.
The publication also notes that in addition to Ukrainian deputies, civic activists, representatives of businessmen, former Donald Trump adviser Paul Manafort came to Zaluzhny, who visited him to offer his services as a political consultant in any future election campaign. The Guardian writes that Zaluzhny has refused the proposal.
According to the newspaper, the leader of the OP Andriy Yermak was one Guide, according to the source of The Guardian, at the meeting last November, Yermak suggested that Zaluzhny officially join the President’s political team to present a single front before the upcoming elections. However, Zaluzhny refused the proposal.
At the same time, according to sources of the publication, he promised Yermak, which would not criticize Zelensky publicly until the war continues, and also assured that he would not suit any unpleasant surprises. “If I decide that I want to go into politics, you will first hear it from me, privately,” – quotes the publication of the word Zaluzhny Yermak.
What was before:
- In February 2025, Zaluzhny did not confirm and did not refute that he could run for president. According to him, this issue will be relevant if the Ukrainian statehood is not threatened.
- According to the last survey of the sociological group “Rating”, the largest citizens of Ukraine in the nearest presidential elections would vote for the current head of state Vladimir Zelensky, but in parliamentary – for the hypothetical “Zaluzhny Party”.