Zelenskyy confirms he is considering replacing Ukraine’s military chief

Mr Zelenskyy’s comments marked his first confirmation that he was mulling replacing the widely popular general, a possibility that caused an uproar in Ukraine and delighted the Kremlin as the war approaches its second anniversary

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, centre, during his visit to Zaporizhzhia region on Sunday (Picture: Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was weighing up 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 ousting of General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Mr Zelenskyy told Italian RAI TV in an interview released late on Sunday that he was thinking about it as part of a broader issue of setting the country’s path.