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Chlöe Swarbrick: Green Party politics, working with National, and Palestine chants

Feb 10, 2024
Chlöe Swarbrick talks about Green Party politics and working with National. They discuss job seeker numbers, welfare sanctions, empowering citizens, controversy over a phrase, the government's agenda, water crisis in Wellington City, and Ukraine's army chief firing.
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  • President Zelensky's dismissal of army chief General Valerie Shilosny aims to improve coordination and unity in fighting the war with Russia.
  • President Zelensky's background in entertainment and showmanship has helped him rally support for Ukraine domestically and internationally.

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President Zelensky dismisses army chief in major shake-up

President Zelensky fired army chief General Valerie Shilosny due to tensions regarding the best approach to fighting the war with Russia. The decision had been a long time coming as disagreements on military strategies emerged in the first months of the invasion. The dismissal is expected to smooth the hierarchy of the state and improve coordination in the fight against Russia. The tensions between President Zelensky and the general have been distracting and having an observer or commissioner to oversee the situation has been suggested.

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