Retired U.S. Brig. Gen. Blaine Holt told Newsmax Saturday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy must immediately unify the Ukrainian government after he dismissed several deputies for “undisclosed reasons” this week.

“It’s a very difficult time because you sweep out that many ministers, you are going to get a lot of sore feelings and palace intrigue,” Holt said during “Wake Up America” Saturday. “What [Zelenskyy] has got to do now is he’s got to unify his government. He’s got to take that leadership role to get them to move on.”

CNN reported early in the week that Zelenskyy “fired a slew” of top officials amid a corruption scandal regarding the procurement of wartime supplies, representing the largest shake-up since the Russian invasion last year.

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