National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine
The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC; , RNBO or RNBOU) is the coordinating state body of 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 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. Current composition As of March 2023, the National Security and Defence Council consists of the following members: History Defense Council The Defense Council was created by the provision of Supreme Council of Ukraine #1658-12 on October 11, 1991. The Defense Council was defined as the highest state body of collegiate governing on matters of defense and security of Ukraine with following goals: Protecting sovereignty Constitutional order Territorial integrity and inviolability of the republic Developing strategies and continuous improvement of policy in sphere of defense and state security Comprehensive scientific assessment of the military threat nature Determining position toward modern warfare Effective control over the execution of the tasks of the state and its institutions keeping defense capabilities of Ukraine at the level of defense sufficiency 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. Initial composition Chairman of the Supreme Council of Ukraine Prime Minister of Ukraine Head of commission of the Supreme Council of Ukraine on issues of defense and state security of Ukraine State Minister on issues of defense, national security and emergency situations in Ukraine State Minister on issues of defense complex and conversion of Ukraine Minister of Defense of Ukraine Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Director of the Security Service of Ukraine Commander of Border Troops of Ukraine Commander of the National Guard of Ukraine Chief of Staff of the Civil defense of Ukraine After the establishment and elections of the President of Ukraine the composition of the council was reformed on April 9, 1992 by a provision of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament). President of Ukraine Chairman of the Supreme Council of Ukraine Prime Minister of Ukraine First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council of Ukraine Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Minister of Defense of Ukraine Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Minister of Machine-building, Military-Industrial Complex and Conversion of Ukraine Chief of the Security Service of Ukraine Commander of the National Guard of Ukraine Commander of the Border Guard Service of Ukraine National Security Council 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