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Rumors Abound of Looming Showdown Between Ukraine’s Zelenskyy, Top Army Commander
According to sources cited by several media outlets, Gen. Zaluzhny, Ukraine’s top military commander, has turned down a request by the president to tender his r
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhnyi waits before a meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and other officials in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 19, 2021. Gleb Garanich/Reuters
Speculation mounted this week about an alleged rift between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the country’s top general, Valery Zaluzhny.
According to a spate of unconfirmed media reports, the latter has refused Mr. Zelenskyy’s request to step down as commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s military.
