Here’s additional coverage from the Kyiv Independent.

https://archive.is/59p22

It could mean that. But it could also mean that they just respect his position as much or more.

And yeah, they absolutely might also be on the same page. The article is clear that these are rumors that aren’t verifiable. There isn’t a way to easily report on them though. This tracks with reporting about a widening split that’s been going on for a long time but we should take it with a grain of salt for sure.

I don’t think anyone can really know that.

Sinwar’s hiding in a tunnel somewhere and is much more likely to be killed imminently. It’s Haniyeh that’s meeting with Iran, Turkey, and Qatar. Those two don’t like each other and Qatar has a better relationship with Haniyeh.

Who knows how he’s using that leverage? Who knows how Qatar weighs their positions? It’s not knowable for certain.

If Haniyeh says no and Qatar passes it on as a no, what could Sinwar do about it right now? Not a whole lot.

Hamas isn’t negotiating directly. They’re doing it through Qatar, which gives the “political” side more leverage than you’re suggesting.

The story is plausible.

https://archive.is/4aVZs

https://archive.is/krw23

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And from the Kyiv Independent’s reporting, it sounds like they were asking anyone they could on background and getting completely contradictory answers from both the military and political side. But, I don’t believe the US would accept that they were firing him from some unknown in the Ukrainian government and I don’t think WaPo or Reuters would run stories based on nobodies (at least 2) in the US government.

So your theory that it could be a feint to bait Russia makes more sense to me than this being Russian propaganda.

If it’s not, you’d think they’d want to rip the band-aid off quickly to limit confusion though, given how widespread and pernicious Russian propaganda is.

https://archive.is/DqeYw

They have a great reputation though. Their founding story is really cool if you aren’t familiar with them. Founded by journalists who were fired en masse for refusing to give up editorial control to ownership. And he for sure gave that interview. It’s also being reported by Ukrainska Pravda and Euromaidan Press. Both are well-respected and serious about not publishing anti-Ukrainian propaganda.

The stat checks out with the poll they cite - 72% had a negative view of Zaluzhnyi being fired; 90% saw him as the most trusted person in the military (if you search for “72” it’s the only hit).

It is weird though! No direct comment to Ukrainian media but they told the US they were firing him yesterday. Jake Sullivan said earlier today that they supported Zelensky’s right to make personnel decisions. Now an interview on Italian TV. At first, I kinda thought it was being leaked to pressure Zelensky not to fire him or maybe leaked to gauge reaction by Zelenksy. Now I’m just confused :)

Edit: also covered by The Guardian

Does anyone have any idea why this story is breaking in every country in the world but Ukraine? Rai is Italy’s public broadcaster. It’s so bizarre.

This is another wordpress blog pretending to be a news organization. There’s no ownership info. Their contact page is just a generic form. There’s no listed editor and only one author. I can’t find any evidence that “Narinderpal Singh” exists (no socials or articles with other organizations). This site is plagiarized or more likely bot-generated. “Singh” is covering the Everything beat - US politics, celebrity news, sports, the history of world cancer day, tech news, and the death of Namibian presidents - and not citing any sources.

OP’s comment was about Biden trying to undermine and weaken Netanyahu because he hates him.

This is what I replied to:

Is it obvious he hates them? Hasn’t he been vocally very supportive up until basically election season started?

He wasn’t providing vocal weapons, was he? Shipments of military-grade fuck-words, perhaps?

Care about whatever you want but the fact that there’s decades of evidence that they despise each other seems relevant.

Here’s an archive link to that Atlantic piece, which is a really interesting read.

You’re wrong. Biden fucking hates the guy (and his government). Democrats do too. Why would they like him? Netanyahu has tied Israel extremely closely and nearly solely to the Republican party. He basically campaigned for Trump. After Biden criticized Israeli settlements in the West Bank, Netanyahu timed the announcement of new settlements to Biden’s arrival in Israel just to humiliate him. He did the same thing just hours before his inauguration.

They fought publicly last year with Biden saying that Israel “cannot continue down this road” (about judicial overhaul) with an Israeli diplomat saying that "As long as he is Israel’s prime minister, things are likely to deteriorate.” There have been numerous reports that they have barely spoken and that things have been tense when they have. Biden is reported to have ended that conversation with the never-affectionate “this conversation is over.”

They have like 15 years of bad blood between them, personally and politically.

Wasn’t intended as a gendered statement but apologies and edited all the same. Sorry! :)

There’s a little link for you at the bottom, pal

Friends don’t make friends fish in the sewer for truthy nugs.

You didn’t post evidence. If you come across some I’d be happy to but I don’t fact check propaganda. I’m not gonna spend hours of my life fact-checking some garbage written by a guy who writes for two propaganda networks for an authoritarian regime. I already know it’s bullshit.

If you had any media literacy skill you would too.

That is from a source even worse than the first. They are liars and propagandists. That’s the reason no one credible is reporting it. They’re known for publishing propaganda, conspiracies, and fraudulent claims.

Everyone “debunking” this has a reputation for publishing lies. But you don’t seem to draw any conclusions from the fact that every place you find this “proof” turns out to be a toilet. You don’t believe it because they’re credible people making credible claims but because they’re telling you what you want to hear.

If there were credible claims they would be EVERYWHERE. It’s a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist writing for the New York fucking Times. The story would be bigger than the original. Look up the Jayson Blair scandal. Dozens of news organizations were still talking about it more than a decade later.