Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has announced that he has appointed the head of the country’s military intelligence (HUR), Kirill Budanov, as his new chief of staff.
The key post has been vacant since the previous head of the presidential office, Andrey Yermak, resigned amid a massive corruption scandal in late November.
Zelensky said on social media on Friday that he had held a meeting with Budanov in Kiev and offered him the job.
Ukraine currently needs “greater focus” on security, on the development of its armed forces and “on the diplomatic track of negotiations,” he said.
According to the Ukrainian leader, he selected Budanov as his chief of staff because the 39-year-old “has specialized experience in these areas and sufficient strength to deliver results.”
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