Vladimir Putin Volodymyr Zelensky Pete Hegseth President Zelensky President Volodymyr Zelensky Decision Making Defense Minister Volodymyr Zelenskiy Yahya Sinwar Ukrainian Armed Forces Yoav Gallant Gallant's Military Strategy Transition of Power Loyalty Issues General Oleksandr Syrskyi Prime Ministerial Appointments Navy Defense Ministers Sexual Assault Allegations John Thune Ron DeSantis Burkina Faso Bashar al-Assad Ahmad al-Chareh Joseph Aoun Authoritarianism Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Military Honors Oaths and Ethics Mark Milley Defense Secretary Nomination Herzi Halevi Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi General Keith Kellogg General Charles Brown Jr. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown Jr. General Juan José Zúñiga General Charles Q. Brown Jr. General Waker-Uz-Zaman Responses to Conflict President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Zelenskyy