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Before the start of the full-scale war, the role and functions of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) were a mystery to many Ukrainians. After February 24, everything changed. Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security Council, has become one of the main spokesmen of the government, he is in constant contact with the president and now quite often criticizes other members of his team. For example, Danilov recently criticized the adviser to the head of the Office of the President Mykhailo Podoliak and reminded him of a loyal interview with Viktor Yanukovych when he was president. Danilov also criticized the head of the "Servant of the People" pro-presidential parliamentary faction David Arakhamia. He accused the latter indirectly, but in a way that everyone could understand, of lobbying the interests of Russian business in Ukraine. With “Babel” journalist Masha Zhartovska, who came to him for an interview, Danilov also speaks harshly, often interrupts and does not hide that questions about some allies annoy him. About them, as well as about Ukrainian politicians in Monaco, sanctions against Russian business, and about the president who did not warn the country about the war — in our long interview with the secretary of the NSDC.
