His remarks came as the Ukrainian army canceled its move to limit the movement of citizens.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, commenting on the military's controversial announcement about restricting the movement of citizens, said that this order had to be canceled because mistakes should be corrected. On Tuesday, Commander-in-Chief of Ukrainian Armed Forces Valery Zaluzhny announced that all men between 18 and 60 liable for military service had to obtain permission from the local recruitment office if they wanted to leave their registered area. Following widespread criticism and a reprimand from the president, the order was canceled.
We sorted it out and reviewed the details of yesterday s decision. The decision must be reversed, Zelensky said at a press briefing on Wednesday that the details show that the decision was wrong. He stressed that there was no misunderstanding between him and the military.
We must work together. If there is any inconsistency, these mistakes must be corrected. Zelensky said that they are small compared to the strength that our state, the Ukrainian people, and the Armed Forces demonstrate.
Soon after the publication of Zaluzhny's order on Tuesday, Yevgenia Ryabeka, the coordinator of the movement of lawyers of the Armed Forces of UkraineArmed Forces of Ukraine, admitted that the wording of the document could be a little incomprehensible. She clarified that obtaining permission for moving around the country was necessary only for men who wanted to change their place of residence and their registration, while anyone else could travel around the country without additional authorization.
Despite these assurances, Zaluzhny s order immediately became the target of harsh criticism. Member of Parliament Roksolana Pidlasa took to Facebook to condemn the nonsense that, in her opinion, could have serious consequences.
She claimed that the decision to leave the city of residence without the permission of the military commission is nonsense that will cause a social explosion and the collapse of the economy.
On Tuesday evening, Zelensky asked the military not to make decisions like this in the future, without consulting him. He pledged to sort this matter out.
On Wednesday afternoon after a meeting with the president, Zaluzhny announced that yesterday s decision had been canceled. He stated that the order did not create any obligations or restrictions on the rights and freedoms of citizens of Ukraine. The commander admitted that it caused a number of manipulations, misreadings and even illegal actions to prevent the movement of citizens, which threatened to discredit the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Since the start of the Russian military offensive at the end of February, men aged 18 to 60 have been banned from leaving the territory of Ukraine.