Ukraine's Zelenskyy replaces top military official ahead of Trump-Putin call

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy replaced his military’s apical authoritative up of a telephone Tuesday betwixt President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin astir ending the warfare successful Ukraine. 

Andrii Hnatov, whom Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said has "over 27 years of subject experience," was appointed the caller main of the wide unit of Ukraine’s equipped forces. Anatoliy Barhylevych, who has held the presumption since February 2024, volition present service arsenic the wide inspector of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry. 

"We are consistently changing the Armed Forces to marque them adjacent much efficient. To bash this, we are changing the absorption strategy and implementing wide standards," Umerov said successful a statement. 

"Grateful to Lieutenant General Anatoliy Barhylevych for his work arsenic Chief of the General Staff. In the astir hard times, his acquisition and professionalism were important to the enactment of defence of Ukraine," Umerov added. "Changes are successful process. Strengthening the service for victory." 

TRUMP SAYS HE’LL SPEAK WITH PUTIN IN CALL TO PUSH FOR TRUCE IN UKRAINE 

From near to right, President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Vladimir Putin. (AP/Aurelien Morissard/Pavel Bednyakov)

The unit alteration comes arsenic Trump and Putin are acceptable to talk by telephone Tuesday astir the last points of a woody to extremity the warfare successful Ukraine. 

In a station connected his Truth Social platform, Trump said galore "elements of a Final Agreement" person been agreed to "but overmuch remains." 

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE TRUMP-PUTIN CALL ON UKRAINE WAR 

Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Anatoliy Barhylevych is seen connected Nov. 18, 2024 successful Kyiv, Ukraine. He volition present service arsenic the wide inspector of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry. (Viktor Kovalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

"Thousands of young soldiers, and others, are being killed. Each week brings 2,500 worker deaths, from some sides, and it indispensable extremity NOW," Trump wrote. "I look precise overmuch guardant to the telephone with President Putin." 

In mentation for the Trump-Putin call, White House peculiar envoy Steve Witkoff met past week with Putin successful Moscow to sermon the proposal. Secretary of State Marco Rubio persuaded elder Ukrainian officials during talks successful Saudi Arabia to hold to the ceasefire framework. 

Trump said Washington and Moscow person already begun discussing "dividing up definite assets" betwixt Ukraine and Russia arsenic portion of a woody to extremity the conflict. 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the unit alteration up of a telephone telephone betwixt President Donald Trump and Russina President Vladimir Putin connected Tuesday. (Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images)

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"It’s a atrocious concern successful Russia, and it’s a atrocious concern successful Ukraine," Trump told reporters connected Monday. "What’s happening successful Ukraine is not good, but we’re going to spot if we tin enactment a bid agreement, a ceasefire and peace. And I deliberation we’ll beryllium capable to bash it." 

Fox News’ Louis Casiano and The Associated Press contributed to this report.