Zelensky Is Losing Touch With Reality

It’s hard for anyone to make sense of the Ukrainian president’s latest military reforms.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives to speak during the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on September 25, 2024. September 16, 2025, 6:50 AM Comment icon View Comments ( )

KYIV—In the course of the last month, Ukraine’s government pushed two significant measures related to one of its most glaring weaknesses: its strained armed forces. Yet the moves landed awkwardly in Ukraine and have some observers wondering whether President Volodymyr Zelensky, and his circle of advisors, is adequately in touch with reality outside the corridors of power in Kyiv.

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