China News Service, Beijing, January 30 - News from Kyiv: The Office of the President of Ukraine stated on the 29th local time that Ukrainian President Zelensky has not dismissed Zaluzhny, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
According to the Ukrainian National News Agency, rumors emerged on social media on the evening of the 29th that Zaluzhny, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, had been dismissed. When responding to the incident, Ukrainian Presidential Press Secretary Nikiforov denied it, saying that "the president has not dismissed the commander-in-chief."
"Ukrainian Pravda" reported that sources from the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine said that Zaluzhny was offered a new position, "maybe an ambassador somewhere," but he rejected the position.
In addition, there are rumors that Ukrainian Defense Minister Umerov has also been dismissed. The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense responded on the evening of the 29th, saying, "This is not true."
The British "Independent" previously reported that differences between Zelenskiy and Zaluzhny are increasingly emerging. In November last year, Zaluzhny said in an interview with British media that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine was at a stalemate. Zelensky immediately publicly refuted Zaluzhny's remarks, warned against any political differences, and called for national unity.
In December last year, at a year-end press conference in the capital Kiev, when asked whether there was a conflict with Zaluzhne and whether there were plans to remove him from his post as the war continued, Zelensky said that he and Zaluzh Working exchanges have been maintained during the day. As commander-in-chief, Zaluzhny should be responsible for the results on the battlefield together with the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. "There are many problems there." (over)