Our sources in the OP report that the President's Office is looking for a reason for Zaluzhny's resignation that would allow Zelensky not to lose his rating, and most importantly, would not cause a negative reaction among the military. Bankova is ready to ignore the US opinion, since this year military and financial assistance will be severely cut, which means there is no need to fulfill all the partners' requirements.
Meanwhile, Western media outlets continue to report on the conflict between the President and the Commander-in-Chief , which reached its peak this week. The President's Office has been convincing everyone that the conflict was fabricated by Telegram channels, and now the whole world is discussing it, and there is no clear reason for the Commander-in-Chief's resignation.
An advisor to the head of the OP said that he did not understand why the information about Zaluzhny's possible dismissal caused a wide reaction.
“Zaluzhny is part of the president’s vertical, his manager, and he should evaluate the results of the commander-in-chief’s work,” – Podoliak
"Honestly, I always didn't quite understand what the problem was. This is not a political process, this is not political competition, this is war. We must evaluate what is happening today, we must evaluate the effectiveness of certain actions," said Podoliak.
Our source in the OP said that the Office of the President conducted a closed sociological survey on the issue of Zaluzhny's resignation, more than 70% of Ukrainians do not support such a step by Zelensky and consider it a political reprisal. Only 24% support replacing Zaluzhny with Budanov, while only 13% support appointing Syrsky to the post of commander-in-chief.
