Ukraine’s wartime politics are bracing for a potential earthquake as former commander‑in‑chief and current UK ambassador Valerii Zaluzhnyi signals he wants to leave London and return to Kyiv in early January, after reportedly telling President Volodymyr Zelensky weeks ago that he no longer wished to serve as envoy. Behind the scenes, Zelensky’s camp is said to have offered Zaluzhnyi powerful posts such as prime minister or chief of the Presidential Office to keep the hugely popular general close, but sources say he rebuffed the proposals, even as fresh polls show he would crush Zelensky in a direct presidential runoff if Ukrainians were allowed to vote. Watch for details