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24-567: Razumkov was a member of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine from 6 September 2019 to 15 October 2021. He is currently an independent deputy in the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament. Razumkov was born on 8 October 1983 in Berdychiv , Zhytomyr Region , to Komsomol activist Oleksandr Razumkov and theater actress Natalia Kudri. His father was a former Deputy Secretary of

48-428: A Russian-speaking population." He believes that the issue of language is not relevant while the country is at war. National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine ( NSDC ; Ukrainian : Рада національної безпеки і оборони України , romanized :  Rada natsionalnoyi bezpeky i oboroni Ukrayiny , RNBO or RNBOU ) is the coordinating state body of

72-702: A degree in International Economic Relations and also received a law degree with honors from the National State Tax Service University  [ uk ] . From 2006 to 2010, Razumkov was a member of the Party of Regions . In an interview with ZIK on 2 April 2019, he explained that he had never been a political technologist of the Party of Regions and had not been in "Young Regions", the party’s youth wing. In July 2007, he started working in

96-560: A point of speaking Russian, which is widely used but not a state language in Ukraine. "As long as I do not hold public office, as long as we have Russian aggression and as long as the Russian state wants to protect the Russian-speaking population, I use only Russian during broadcasts. Because I don't think it's necessary to come in tanks, come with machine guns and "green men" and protect me as

120-512: Is a Ukrainian national weekly news magazine , published in Kyiv . The magazine's motto: "Every detail has a meaning". The launch of Focus magazine on 30 September 2006 was intended to fill the native news magazine market with corresponding competitor to more notorious magazines such as Newsweek , Der Spiegel , and others. The magazine consists of 84 fully illustrated pages of A4 format and issued every Friday (previously - every Saturday). Focus

144-707: Is determined by the President, but it must include the Prime Minister of Ukraine , Minister of Defense , Minister of Internal Affairs , and the Minister of Foreign Affairs . The council is headed by secretary Oleksiy Danilov since 3 October 2019. As of March 2024, the National Security and Defence Council consists of the following members: The Defense Council was created by the provision of Supreme Council of Ukraine #1658-12 on October 11, 1991. The Defense Council

168-474: Is the President of Ukraine assisted by the secretary whom they are allowed to appoint. In the absence of existing President of Ukraine, such as between elections, the acting chairman of the council is the Prime Minister. The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada is not a member of the council, but they are allowed to participate in the meetings. Members of the council may also be other chairmen of government bodies of

192-796: The Ministry of Regional Development and Construction of Ukraine in the Department for Ensuring the Activities of the Minister and the Board of the Ministry of Regional Development and Construction of Ukraine. After that he worked in the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. He was assistant to Member of Ukrainian Parliament Valeriya Matyukha ( Party of Regions ) in 2006–07. In 2009–2011, Razumkov worked in management positions in

216-595: The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine . Dmytro has a half-brother, Hlib who was born in the civil marriage of Oleksandr Razumkov with Yulia Mostova, the editor-in-chief of "Mirror of the Week". Hlib was adopted by Anatoliy Hrytsenko , who married Mostova in 2003. Razumkov graduated with honors from the Institute of International Relations at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv with

240-669: The Parliament of Georgia , the Parliament of Moldova and the Verkhovna Rada, and chairman of the executive committee of the National Parliamentary Group in the Inter-Parliamentary Union. On 6 September 2019, Razumkov was appointed as a member of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine . In November 2019, Oleksandr Kornienko succeed Razumkov as head of Servant of the People. In December 2019, Razumkov

264-523: The executive branch . Any other individual is only allowed by special invitation from the Chairman of the Council. If the President resigns, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada becomes the acting head of the National Security and Defense Council. Focus (Ukrainian magazine) Focus ( Ukrainian : Тижневик Фокус , romanized :  Tizhevik Fokus , pronounced [teʒˈnɛʋek ˈfɔkʊs] )

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288-453: The Council in 2010, while in April 2012 the number of employees was 90. President Viktor Yanukovych limited the number of employees of the Council to 180 on 9 April 2012. The agency's membership is determined by the President, but it must include the Prime Minister of Ukraine , Minister of Defense , Minister of Internal Affairs , and the Minister of Foreign Affairs . The head of the council

312-659: The Council. After the adaptation of the Constitution of Ukraine on June 28, 1996, the provisions of the council (National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine) were outlined in the Article 107. Thus, the National Security Council was merged with the already existing Defense Council of Ukraine and was adapted by the Presidential edict on August 30, 1996. According to former secretary Andriy Klyuyev , 460 people worked at

336-462: The Parliament. Four days earlier President Zelensky had stated that he was "not a member of our team anymore." President Zelensky removed Razumkov from the National Security and Defense Council on 15 October 2021 and replaced him with Ruslan Stefanchuk , his successor as Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada. Prior to his dismissal, Razumkov was booted out of the instant messenger chat groups of Servant of

360-406: The People , the party he used to lead, and labelled as an "opposition politician" by the leader of the party's parliamentary faction . Razumkov is listed as an independent (not part of any party faction) on the parliament's website, although he has not actually been excluded from Servant of the People's parliamentary faction. On 5 November 2021, Razumkov’s press secretary confirmed information about

384-556: The commercial sector. In 2013–2014, he was the advisor to Andriy Nikolaenko , Head of the Kirovohrad Regional State Administration. In 2015–2019, Razumkov was the managing director of the Ukrainian Politconsulting Group. Razumkov returned to professional politics as a political advisor to Volodymyr Zelensky 's 2019 presidential campaign . Zelensky won the election, in the second round of

408-421: The election he defeated incumbent president Petro Poroshenko with nearly 73% of the vote to Poroshenko's 25%. Razumkov became the leader of Zelensky's Servant of the People party. In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election , Razumkov headed the party list of Servant of the People. In the election , the party won 124 seats on the nationwide party list and 130 constituency seats. On 29 August 2019, Razumkov

432-545: The executive power under the President of Ukraine on issues of national security and defense. It is a state agency tasked with developing and coordinating a policy of national security on domestic and international matters in advising the President of Ukraine (currently Volodymyr Zelensky ). All the sessions of the council take place in the Presidential Administration Building . The agency's membership

456-468: The forthcoming creation of a 25-member association of people’s deputies in the Ukrainian parliament headed by Razumkov. Servant of the People pre-emptively threatened to exclude party members who join the association. On 8 November, Razumkov published the list of MPs who intend to join the association, which includes 21 MPs from Servant of the People , two MPs from Fatherland , and two independents, as well as

480-465: The official request to create the association. The inter-factional parliamentary group is named Smart Politics . On 16 November 2021, Razumkov confirmed that he would create a political party . In January 2022, he founded an NGO called Team Razumkov that would form the backbone of the new party. Razumkov is married and has two children. He lives in Kyiv. Prior to holding public office, Razumkov made

504-463: Was defined as the highest state body of collegiate governing on matters of defense and security of Ukraine with following goals: On January 23, 1992, the President of Ukraine appointed Myroslav Vitovsky as a secretary of the Defense Council, a position which Vitovsky held until November 30, 1995. After the establishment and elections of the President of Ukraine the composition of the council

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528-613: Was elected Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada . During his election, he received the largest support of people's deputies since the founding of Verkhovna Rada, with 382 parliamentarians voted for his candidacy. He is co-chair of the Interparliamentary Assembly of the Verkhovna Rada, the Seimas of Lithuania and the Sejm and the Senate of Poland , Co-chair of the Interparliamentary Assembly of

552-481: Was included in the list of the 100 most influential Ukrainians by Focus magazine for the first time, taking 7th place. In August 2020, he was named the 12th most influential Ukrainian by Ukrainian media outlet Novoye Vremya . He has served as a member of the National Investment Council since 24 December 2019. On 7 October 2021, the Verkhovna Rada voted to dismiss Razumkov from his post as Chairman of

576-574: Was reformed on April 9, 1992, by a provision of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament). The Council was originally created under temporary provision on July 3, 1992, as the National Security Council , but significantly revamped and strengthened under President Leonid Kuchma in 1994. The council was headed by a Presidential adviser in national security matters: On August 23, 1994, the President of Ukraine adopted new provision for

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