After months of speculation about a rift with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine's General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi has been removed from his post, with the president saying it was "time for renewal," Ednews informs, citing Sky News.

Analysts have long speculated about whether he could one day emerge as a political rival to President Zelenskyy in future elections: “General Eisenhower - the supreme commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe in the Second World War - had no apparent political ambitions at the end of the war, yet became the 34th president of the US just a few years later.”

However, at this stage, it looks unlikely that Gen. Zaluzhnyi would seek political office until the war with Russia is over.

Gen. Zaluzhnyi has proven to be a popular and capable wartime leader and will be a very hard act to follow.

But, sometimes a change brings fresh perspectives and opportunities, and President Zelenskyy will be hoping that this change heralds a change of fortunes for Ukraine's war with Russia.

However, time is not on President Zelenskyy's side, and he will probably need rather more than a change in military leadership to turn the tide of the war in Ukraine's favour