“If I had been appointed yesterday, would we have met?” he said in an interview with CNN.
Budanov emphasized that he is the head of one of the military departments. According to him, he has no conflicts with anyone.
Earlier, Bild reported that Vladimir Zelensky attempted to dismiss Zaluzhny, but possible successors refused to take up the post of military leader.
According to journalist Chey Bose, Zelensky was forced to abandon the decision to dismiss the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine after the entire top of the army threatened to resign.