Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's spokesperson Serhii Nikiforov and other Ukrainian sources denied reports that Zelensky was consulting with Western partners about — and maybe already signed — an order dismissing military chief Valery Zaluzhny, The Kyiv Independent reported on Jan. 29. Multiple current and former members of Ukraine's parliament, as well as notable Western and Ukrainian journalists, had claimed the information appeared to be true, citing sources in Zelensky's administration.