Mykhailo Podolyak

Mykhailo Podolyak
Михайло Подоляк
Podolyak in 2021
Advisor to the
Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 2020
PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy
Personal details
Born (1972-02-16) 16 February 1972 (age 52)
Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityUkrainian
EducationMinsk Medical Institute
OccupationJournalist, political strategist

Mykhailo Mykhailovych Podolyak[1] (Ukrainian: Михайло Михайлович Подоляк; born 16 February 1972)[2] is a Ukrainian politician, journalist and negotiator, serving as the advisor to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine.[3] In 2022, he became one of the representatives of Ukraine at Russian-Ukrainian peace negotiations during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

  1. ^ "Mykhailo Podolyak on the Russian invasion: Russian troops have not gained any operational and tactical advantage in Ukraine". President.gov.ua. Office of the President of Ukraine. 26 February 2022. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  2. ^ "У главы Офиса президента — новый консультант. Он был оппозиционером в Беларуси, провластным журналистом при Януковиче, а теперь решает кризисы во власти. Большой профайл Михаила Подоляка". 23 April 2020.
  3. ^ Starr, Michael (14 February 2022). "Ukrainian president clarifies ironic claim that Russian attack Wednesday". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.