Kiev. May 15. INTERFAX-UKRAINE - Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Oleksiy Danilov said that in the near future, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky may sign a decree on the creation of cyber forces in the country, this issue was discussed at a meeting of the NSDC in closed mode on Friday, May 14.
"Today, in secret mode, we considered the issue of creating cyber forces in our country. I can say that this decision was unanimously supported by all 21 members who were present at the meeting. I think that in the near future there will be a presidential decree about this. You will learn from the president, "Danilov said on the TV channel "Ukraine" in the program "Freedom of Speech" on Friday, May 14.
According to Danilov, " at the next meeting of the National Security Council on Friday, eight issues were considered."
"Among them is the issue of cybersecurity and the approval of the cybersecurity strategy of Ukraine. We also considered the issue of biosecurity and protection today, because in the state in which we met COVID-19, it turned out that the country was put on the verge of import dependence even on those things that are very simple. But our business reacted very quickly to these things, " Danilov added.
