Chernyshova has been appointed as the Minister of National Unity.

The Verkhovna Rada has made a decision to appoint Oleksii Chernyshov as the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of National Unity of Ukraine. A total of 237 deputies voted in favor.

This was reported by MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak.

As a reminder, the creation of the new ministry was announced by President Zelensky in August. At that time, the final name had not yet been established, but it was noted that this state institution would unite Ukrainians abroad, counter Russian narratives, protect the interests of Ukrainians, and facilitate their return.

"Ukraine needs institutional strengthening of its policy concerning Ukrainians abroad, regarding our people from all waves of migration. We must establish a central executive authority – the Ministry of Uniting Ukrainians, which will focus on the issues of the global multi-million Ukrainian community – not as part of other matters, but specifically," he stated later.

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After President Volodymyr Zelensky's victory in the elections, Oleksii Chernyshov transitioned to the public sector. In October 2019, he was appointed head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration.

Just a few months later, in March 2020, he joined Denys Shmyhal's government as the Minister for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine.

In the summer of 2022, he was appointed head of the headquarters for preparations for the heating season amid the first year of Russia's full-scale invasion. At the same time, he was responsible for the urgent restoration of damaged critical and social infrastructure in liberated territories.

In November 2022, Chernyshov took over as head of NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine.

Background. Previously, Mind reported that Ukraine is preparing to launch a new institution to counter Russian propaganda abroad. According to the president, this concerns millions of Ukrainians, thus a single Ministry of Foreign Affairs cannot handle it alone.