Former development minister expected to be named deputy secretary of Ukraine’s security council – Ukrainska Pravda source

Mykhailo Tkach, STANISLAV POHORILOV - 4 August, 19:05

Oleksii Kuleba. Photo: Kuleba on social media

Oleksii Kuleba, who has served as deputy prime minister for restoration and minister for development of communities and territories of Ukraine, is expected to be appointed deputy secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council (NSDC).

Source: Ukrainska Pravda sources in political circles; MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak on social media

Details: MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak posted a photo of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presenting Ihor Klymenko as the new NSDC secretary, with Oleksii Kuleba among those present in the image.

Photo: Yaroslav Zhelezniak

Background:

On 14 July, the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) approved the resignation of Yuliia Svyrydenko as prime minister. The decision entailed the resignation of the entire government.
On 3 August, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Ihor Klymenko, who served as Ukraine's acting interior minister for several years, as NSDC secretary.

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