US will work effectively with new Ukraine military chief -Pentagon official


  • World
  • Friday, 09 Feb 2024

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has a right to choose who leads Ukraine's military and the United States will work effectively with his new military chief, a senior Pentagon official said on Thursday.

"President Zelenskiy is the president of his country and Ukraine, unlike Russia, has a democratic civilian control of the military," said Celeste Wallander, the assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs at the Pentagon.

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