Ukraine's intelligence chief accepts Zelenskyy's offer to head President's Office
Photo: Head of HUR Kyrylo Budanov (Getty Images)
The head of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (HUR), Kyrylo Budanov, has accepted President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy's offer to head the Office of the President.
"I have accepted the proposal of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to head the Office of the Head of State. I will continue to serve Ukraine," Budanov writes.
He notes that he considers the position of head of the Office of the President to be another milestone of responsibility to the country.
"It is an honor and a responsibility for me to focus on critically important issues of strategic security for our state at this historic time for Ukraine. Thank you for your trust!" Budanov emphasizes.
He also thanks all his comrades-in-arms and the team of HUR for their joint work.
"We will continue to do our job - to defeat the enemy, defend Ukraine, and work to achieve a just peace. Let's continue to fight together for a free and secure future for Ukraine!" the new head of the Presidential Office adds.
Zelenskyy offered Budanov to head the Office of the President of Ukraine
Today, January 2, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered the head of HUR, Kyrylo Budanov, to head the Office of the President of Ukraine.
Zelenskyy noted that Budanov has special experience in these areas and sufficient strength to achieve results.
The President also instructed Budanov to work with the secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine and other necessary leaders and institutions to update and submit for approval the strategic foundations of our state's defense and development, and further steps.
All formal procedures for appointing Budanov as head of the Office of the President are currently underway. This was announced to journalists by President's adviser Dmytro Lytvyn in response to a question about whether Kyrylo Budanov had already been appointed head of the Office of the President.
