Valery Zaluzhny’s Economist interview and essay are the best feel-good story sympathetic reporters could muster General Valery Zaluzhny, Ukraine’s commander-in-chief, has given an important interview to The Economist, a major platform for Western bellicism. The magazine is also hosting his guest essay on ‘Modern Positional Warfare and How to Win in It’.

Valery Zaluzhny has revealed that Major Gennady Chastyakov died during a party celebrating his birthday after a gift exploded Major Gennady Chastyakov, an aide to Ukraine’s top general, Valery Zaluzhny, has been killed in a blast at his home, the commander-in-chief has announced.

Ukrainian officials are not actually “stealing like there’s no tomorrow,” and “anonymous sources” claiming otherwise should not be trusted, Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba has said. The minister made the remarks on Monday, commenting on a recent report by Time magazine  alleging there is rampant – and poorly concealed – corruption in the country.