According to the report in the "Washington Post", Ukraine officially informed the White House about the President's decision. The tension between President Zelensky and Zlozhny is not new, but erupted in full force in the fall.
In the background of the crisis - the failure of the Ukrainian counterattack in the summer, difficulties in recruitment, and perhaps above all the enormous popularity of Zelozhny. Two candidates were mentioned as frontrunners: Colonel-General Oleksandr Sirsky and Lieutenant-General Kirill Budanov.