On the 18th, Russian President's press secretary Peskov said that Deputy Director of the Presidential Office Dmitry Kozak had submitted a statement of resignation in accordance with his personal will.

Earlier that day, Russian media that Dmitry Kozak would resign, and this Friday (19th) would be his last day in office.

Dmitry Kozak, who served as Russia's full-time representative for Ukraine policy in 2020, was previously deputy prime minister of the Russian government, and was appointed by Putin in the presidential office at the end of January 2020 as deputy director.