Office of the President of Ukraine
The Office of the President of Ukraine is the state body that supports the work of the President of Ukraine. Established in 1996, it forms part of the executive branch and assists the head of state in shaping and implementing domestic and foreign policy. It is headed by a Chief of Staff appointed by the President.
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Ukraine's anti-corruption court approves plea deal with former acting head of Presidential Administration Pashynsky over seized oil products
Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court (ВАКС) approved a plea agreement with former acting head of the Presidential Administration Serhiy Pashynsky, who admitted guilt in a 2014 scheme to appropriate seized oil products linked to fugitive oligarch Serhiy Kurchenko. Under the deal Pashynsky will pay about 1.1 billion hryvnia to the state budget and to charitable funds supplying the Defense Forces, plus fines and a one-year ban on holding office.