KIEV: The son of a film producer who helped President Volodymyr Zelenskiy become a household name as an actor has been appointed the Ukrainian government's chief economic adviser, a senior government official said on Thursday .
But government sources said he had been promoted to chief economic adviser and the appointment was confirmed in a written statement to Reuters from the state secretary of the cabinet of ministers, Volodymyr Bondarenko."I was told by people working in the president's office that my surname was a risk factor. My surname could be a scandal in and of itself. I was told this even before I had decided whether I want to join or not," Rodnyansky said by telephone.
Rodnyansky's father, also called Alexander, founded the 1+1 television channel that screened hit comedy shows by Zelenskiy's production company Kvartal 95 and helped make the future president a household name. 1+1 was later acquired by Kolomoisky, and the channel became a platform for Zelenskiy's election campaign.
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