Zelenskyy mentions Russia's retreat in his evening address, but not Zaluzhnyi's article

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced in his traditional evening video address that Russia is gradually retreating to the eastern Black Sea. He did not react to a column in The Economist magazine by Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi, which has caused a public outcry in Ukraine.

Source: Zelenskyy's address on 2 November

Quote: "I am grateful to all who are fighting and working to ensure that Ukraine maintains access to the global market. The results are good: Russia is gradually losing control over the Black Sea and retreating to the eastern part of the water area. We will get them even there."

Details: The president also thanked the US for its powerful new sanctions decision, thanks to which over 220 Russian and non-Russian entities working for aggression are now sanctioned by the US.

Background:

• On 1 November, The Economist magazine published a column by Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
• Zaluzhnyi stated that he believes that the war with Russia is moving into a new phase: "positional" warfare with static and attritional fighting. To win, Ukraine needs high technology.
• He also wrote that the situation at the front has reached a stalemate when neither side can advance because they are technologically equipped at the same level. The general says the situation reminds him of the First World War.

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