Former Ukrainian commander says Ukraine cannot restore post-Soviet borders, media report says


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  • Friday, 23 May 2025

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Valerii Zaluzhnyi attends a presentation of Ukrainian military drones during a visit of British PM Starmer, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at an undisclosed location in Ukraine January 16, 2025.REUTERS/Oleksandr Ratushniak/File Photo

(Reuters) -Ukraine should abandon any notion of restoring its borders established with the 1991 collapse of Soviet rule or even those dating from the 2022 full-scale Russian invasion, the country's former military commander was quoted as saying on Thursday.

Valery Zaluzhnyi, now Ukraine's ambassador to London, was replaced as top commander in February 2024 after months of reported disagreements between him and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

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