Zelenskyy Nominates Defense Minister as Candidate for Head of the Presidential Office

【Key Focus: Zelenskyy Nominates Ukraine's Defense Minister as a Candidate for Chief of the Presidential Office】

On December 8, 2025, London time, after meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskyy answered questions from journalists:

I have already made a choice for the candidate for Chief of the Presidential Office. It could be Defense Minister Denis Shmyhal (former Prime Minister of Ukraine) or Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhaylo Fedorov.

Notably, media including the Ukrainian State News Agency previously reported that Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Kyslytsya, Director of the Defense Intelligence Directorate Kiryl Budanov, and Deputy Chief of Zelenskyy's Office Pavlo Paliya were also considered for the position of Chief of the Presidential Office.

Original article: toutiao.com/article/1850972867118083/

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