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Zelensky confirms he may dismiss military chief
Updated On: 06 February, 2024 06:49 AM IST | Kyiv | Agencies
Ukraine prez calls it ‘a reset’; decision causes uproar
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President Volodymyr Zelensky (centre) with Ukrainian servicemen in the Zaporizhzhia region. Pic/AP
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was weighing a possible dismissal of the country’s top military officer, a prospect that has shocked the nation fighting Russia’s invasion and worried Kyiv’s Western allies.
Asked whether he was considering the ouster of Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Zelensky told Italian RAI TV in an interview released late Sunday that he was thinking about it as part of a broader issue of setting the country’s path. He said that “a reset, a new beginning is necessary,” and it’s “not about a single person but about the direction of the country’s leadership”.
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