President instructs Yermak to prepare annual Address to the Verkhovna Rada.

President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Andriy Yermak as the head of the group that prepares the annual Address to the Verkhovna Rada on the state of Ukraine's internal and external affairs. The relevant order No. 130/2024-рп is published on the official website of the president. Andriy Yermak will lead the working group that will work on the preparation of the Address.

The President also instructed Oleksandr Bohomolov, the director of the National Institute for Strategic Studies, to provide methodological and scientific support for the Address project and appointed him as the deputy head of the working group.

The working group intends to prepare and submit the Address project for consideration by December 1, 2024.

President Volodymyr Zelensky responded to media reports that Andriy Yermak has too much power and believes that this is actually aimed against him personally.

It is worth noting that the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak was included in the list of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in the 'Leaders' category, while President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky was not featured in this list.