“Now a special legal check is coming to an end before signing an employment contract, as for all employees.
After that, the president will appoint him by his decree, ”the website nv.ua quotes him as saying.
As Podolyak noted, Nikiforov “is already working” and accompanied the head of state on a visit to Lithuania on 6 July.
Previously, the position of Zelensky's press secretary was held by Yulia Mendel.
According to Podolyak, among the reasons for her resignation are the extremely tough work regime and the "enchanting attack" of haters.