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