President Volodymyr Zelensky has officially appointed Ruslan Kravchenko as the Attorney General of Ukraine.

This decree was published on the president's website.

Ruslan Kravchenko is the new Attorney General

«To appoint Kravchenko Ruslan Andriyovych as the Attorney General», - the document states.

This week, the Verkhovna Rada approved Ruslan Kravchenko's appointment as Attorney General.

273 deputies voted in favor of his candidacy.

Kravchenko outlined his priorities in the new role

After his appointment, Ruslan Kravchenko identified key areas of focus for his work as Attorney General:

• restoring the role of the prosecution as the main coordinator of law enforcement agencies;
• regaining trust in the prosecution from society, the public, and international partners;
• ensuring justice in every case;
• inevitability of punishment;
• collecting evidence for the International Criminal Court in The Hague regarding crimes by the Russian Federation.