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NABU releases damning audio recordings in high-level corruption case

Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) released incriminating audio recordings on August 19 as part of a high-profile corruption case involving lawmakers and top Presidential Office officials, codenaming the sting operation "Forrest Gump.”

19 August, 12:00 PM

Budanov controls presidential finances, but Yermak’s 'ghost' lingers – ex-MP

Kyrylo Budanov, the current head of the Presidential Office, controls the department’s finances, but the "ghost" of his predecessor, Andriy Yermak, influences all its decisions, five-term lawmaker and political strategist Ihor Hryniv opined during an interview with Radio NV on July 27.

28 July, 09:14 AM

Ukraine opens Davos summit with IMF, World Bank, and global leaders in key panel talks

The high-level forum Ukraine: At the Frontier of the Future opened on Jan. 19 in Davos, as part of the 2026 World Economic Forum. Organized by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation and PinchukArtCentre in partnership with the Office of the President of Ukraine, the event aims to amplify Ukraine’s voice on the world stage and explore its role in shaping global security and innovation.

19 January, 06:18 PM

Zelenskyy appoints Kyslytsia as first deputy head of Presidential Office

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Serhii Kyslytsia as first deputy head of the Presidential Office. The corresponding presidential decree was published on Jan. 5 on the Presidential Office’s website.

5 January, 01:29 PM

What Budanov’s rise reveals about Zelenskyy’s strategy and Ukraine’s shifting power — NV analysis

Alongside sources familiar with high-level politics, NV examines how the appointment of Defense Intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov as head of the Presidential Office may affect Ukraine’s government, society, and Budanov himself.

2 January, 08:24 PM

‘It’s an honor and a responsibility’: Budanov accepts Zelenskyy’s offer to lead Presidential Office

Kyrylo Budanov, chief of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR), has accepted President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s offer to lead the Presidential Office, he announced in a post on his official Telegram channel.

2 January, 02:30 PM

Spy chief Budanov to run Zelenskyy’s office in sweeping wartime power shake-up

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR), to lead the Presidential Office, Zelenskyy announced after meeting with him on Jan. 2.

2 January, 02:00 PM

‘Critics sidelined, allies protected’: FT publishes sharp piece on Zelenskyy’s office after raids on Kubrakov and Shabunin

Anti-corruption raids targeting prominent Ukrainian figures, along with moves to install loyalists in high-ranking positions, have triggered accusations that Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government is drifting toward authoritarianism, the Financial Times reported on July 17.

17 July 2025, 06:02 PM

Ukraine’s new offensive in Kursk Oblast shows Russia is weaker than a year ago — retired US Gen. Hodges

A new offensive by Ukraine’s Armed Forces in Kursk Oblast proves Ukraine is not losing and that Russia is significantly weaker than a year ago, retired US Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, former commander of US Army Europe, told Voice of America on Jan. 8.

8 January 2025, 10:18 AM

Ukrainian media outlet Ukrainska Pravda alleges pressure from government

The Ukrainian news outlet Ukrainska Pravda has reported ongoing and systematic pressure from Ukraine's Presidential Office on both its editorial staff and individual journalists.

9 October 2024, 02:31 PM

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