FT: Zelensky urged Zaluzhny to avoid publicity due to growing popularity in Ukraine

According to RIA Novosti, polls conducted among the population became evidence of the growing popularity of Zaluzhny in the country.

“People familiar with the situation said that Zaluzhny was asked to stop promoting his public image,” the article says.

In September, Vladimir Rogov, chairman of the We Are Together with Russia movement, reported that Ukraine was preparing a replacement for Zelensky, and Zaluzhny was one of the possible candidates for the presidency.