Former President’s Office advisor, Oleksiy Arestovych, has announced his intention to run for president whenever the next elections will be held in Ukraine, news agency Interfax-Ukraine reported.

“Yes, I will be running”, he responded to a journalist’s question about his intention to participate in the presidential elections.

Arestovych also stated that suggestions regarding political, economic, social, military, and other reforms in Ukraine, which he previously published on social media, represent his election manifesto.

“Experts will refine it, I published it to start a discussion; objections, thoughts, advice, criticism are welcome”, - he wrote.

Oleksiy Arestovych served as an advisor to Zelensky’s Chief-of-Staff Andriy Yermak since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion until resigning on Jan. 17, 2023.