The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine appointed a new Minister of Culture: what is known about him

On September 5, 2024, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine appointed a new head of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine. It is Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Mykola Tochytskyi. This was reported by the website of the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy.

According to the analytical Telegram channel Pravblog, the biography of the new minister includes work in senior management positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Presidential Office (by the way, Tochytskyi and Yermak were classmates at the Institute of International Relations). In addition, the official was in charge of diplomatic cooperation with the Vatican, and at one time supported the promotion of the interests of the UOC-KP in the European arena.

Before Tochytskyi, Rostyslav Karandieiev was the head of the Ministry of Culture. Believers of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church know him for his active work against the Kyiv Cave Monastery and other architectural monuments owned by the UOC. Earlier, Rostislav Karandeyev threatened to evict the monks of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra of the UOC. The official said that the ministry intends to comply with the court decision and is ready to do so by any means necessary.