Ukraine Pledges Sweeping Personnel Changes as Allies Jostle Over Tanks

Ukraine Pledges Sweeping Personnel Changes as Allies Jostle Over Tanks
Ukrainian servicemen near the frontline near Soledar in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Jan. 23, 2023. Oleksandr Ratushniak/ Reuters
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KYIV—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said personnel changes were being carried out at senior and lower levels, following the most high-profile graft allegations since Russia’s invasion that threaten to dampen Western enthusiasm for the Kyiv government.

Reports of a fresh scandal in Ukraine, which has a long history of shaky governance, come as European countries bicker over giving Kyiv German-made Leopard 2 tanks—the workhorse of armies across Europe that Ukraine says it needs to break through Russian lines and recapture territory.