Speculation surrounding General Zaluzhny's potential resignation appears to be substantiated, prompting an examination of the prospective successor to lead the Ukrainian army and the military's response to this development.
The main risks facing Ukraine are not limited to external factors as internal divisions also pose a significant danger to success on the battlefield. Currently, mobilisation stands out as a pivotal concern in this regard.
Russia's propaganda machine went into overdrive in 2023, targeting the countries of the Visegrad Four, where the initial broad support for Ukraine's war effort and its European aspirations hit turbulence ahead of an EU decision in December to open accession negotiations with Kyiv.
Ukraine has adopted a number of laws that should open the way to its accession talks with the EU in December, although its poor track record in fighting corruption remains an obstacle.
Ukraine has come under pressure from some Western politicians to hold scheduled parliamentary and presidential elections despite the war, but the opposition and civil society organisations argue such a vote would favour incumbent parties and potentially skew the result by making it hard for its citizen-soldiers and refugees to participate.