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Former Ukrainian armed forces chief and current ambassador to Britain, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, said on Thursday that the United States was destroying the current world order.
Zaluzhnyi, who led Ukraine’s defence during the first two years of Moscow’s full-scale invasion, made the remark as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought to mend relations with Washington following a heated White House dispute with President Donald Trump.
According to the former army chief, Ukraine had maintained its independence despite hostility and threats, even from allies.
The popular general made his comments at London’s Chatham House think tank, following Trump’s decision to freeze military aid and intelligence-sharing with Kyiv— moves aimed at pressuring Zelenskyy into peace talks with Russia while refusing to offer Kyiv security guarantees.
“It’s obvious the White House has questioned the unity of the entire Western world. Because we see that it’s not just the axis of evil and Russia trying to revise the world order, but the US is ultimately destroying this order,” Zaluzhnyi said.
Meanwhile, European leaders on Thursday expressed their support for Ukraine and pledged to boost defence spending to strengthen their ability to stand up to Russia.
In other news, on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky articulated a desire to mend relations with U.S. President Donald Trump, expressing his intent to collaborate under Trump’s “resolute guidance” to forge enduring peace for Ukraine—a strategic overture amid strained transatlantic ties.
In his initial public remarks following the Trump administration’s suspension of U.S. military assistance, Zelensky described his highly publicized confrontation with Trump the previous week as a lamentable misstep, committing to finalize a pivotal minerals agreement with Washington to bolster bilateral bonds.
He proposed a provisional cessation of hostilities across maritime and aerial domains as an inaugural measure toward resolving the three-year conflict with Russia, signaling a pragmatic shift in Kyiv’s diplomatic stance.
The disintegration of the wartime partnership between Kyiv and Washington has unfolded starkly in recent days, precipitated by a contentious Oval Office encounter between Zelensky and Trump on Friday, February 28, and culminating in the United States—Ukraine’s foremost ally—withholding vital military support, a development that has reverberated across global capitals.
“My team and I stand ready to work under President Trump’s strong leadership to get a peace that lasts,” Zelensky wrote on X.
“Our meeting in Washington, at the White House on Friday, did not go the way it was supposed to be,” the Ukrainian leader added. “It is time to make things right.”
