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Mariana Bezuhla, a member of Ukraine’s parliament, announced on Jan. 11 that she had written a letter of resignation from the Servant of the People party led by President Volodymyr Zelensky. Bezuhla stirred controversy in November when she called for the dismissal of Valerii Zaluzhnyi, commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces. Her comments led other Servant of the People lawmakers to demand her expulsion from the party. “I don’t need a weak faction and party in a time of war,” Bezuhla said in a Facebook post announcing her letter of resignation. “I will continue to support the President’s …

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