Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is considering a “reset” to replace several senior officials amid rumours he plans to fire the head of Ukraine’s army. 

When asked about Valery Zaluzhny, the Ukrainian president said in an interview broadcast on Sunday: “When I speak of turnover, I have in mind something serious that does not concern a single person, but the direction of the country’s leadership.

“It is a question of the people who are to lead Ukraine. A reset is necessary, I am talking about a replacement of a number of state leaders, not only in the army sector.

Reports suggest he ordered the resignation of the army’s general Mr Zaluzhny in a showdown meeting last Monday. The general, hugely popular with Western military leaders and also with voters in Ukraine, reportedly refused to leave his post.

On Sunday, Mr Zelensky visited troops at the southern front line on Sunday in a show of strength amid the speculation.

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