Zelensky names spy boss chief to head presidential administration in big shakeup
Jan 3, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy named Ukraine's military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov as his top adviser on Friday and proposed a drone and digitalisation specialist as defence minister. The appointments were made as Kyiv seeks to strengthen its hand in U.S.-backed talks to end its nearly four-year-old conflict with Russia. France24 correspondent from Ukraine, Emmanuele Chaze, tells us the latest.
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