Ukraine appoints Economic Security Bureau chief

"Today, the government decided to appoint Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi as director of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine," she said.

According to Svyrydenko, following the decision of the competition commission, the necessary checks and polygraph testing, there are no objections to Tsyvinskyi's candidacy.

"We expect the Bureau to update its work, strengthen the institution, and achieve a significant level of trust between the Bureau and Ukrainian entrepreneurs. It is important that economic relations in Ukraine are not distorted by shadow schemes and that business can count on respect from the state," the Prime Minister emphasizes.

Scandal surrounding Tsyvinskyi's appointment

On June 25, Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi won the competition for the position of director of the Economic Security Bureau.

However, the government refused to approve Tsyvinskyi for the position. The reason for this was doubts about his compliance with all criteria, in particular the security assessment of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).

The commission conducting the competition for the position of director of the BEB received information from the SBU recommending that a polygraph test be conducted on certain candidates whose relatives have certain ties to Russia. This also applied to Tsyvinskyi.

The commission conducting the competition for the position of director of the BEB refused to change the winner, as requested by the government.

Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced on August 1 that Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi would undergo a polygraph test. On August 6, Tsyvinskyi confirmed in a comment to RBC-Ukraine that he had undergone the polygraph test.

Ukraine was supposed to appoint the director of the BEB by July 31 under the Memorandum on Economic and Financial Policy signed with the IMF.