Overview
- Zelensky said rotations across the security and law‑enforcement leadership will begin in January once parliament backs Mykhailo Fedorov as defense minister.
- He nominated Fedorov, the digital transformation minister involved in the Drone Line, citing recent progress that pushed interceptor drone output above 1,000 per day by December.
- He appointed Kyrylo Budanov as head of the Presidential Office and named Oleh Ivashchenko to lead Defence Intelligence via presidential decrees issued on 2 January.
- He signaled a change at the State Border Guard Service, with Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko to propose replacements while Lieutenant General Serhii Deineko remains at the Interior Ministry.
- He described a two‑track approach that prioritizes a diplomatic outcome but prepares for intensified defense if Russia blocks talks, saying fresh forces would be needed.