Usually, representatives of diplomatic services and departments are able to speak softly, preferring streamlined phrases close to Aesopian language to ultimatum formulations. It's not in vain, because even the definition exists — "communicate diplomatically." This rule does not apply at all to Ukrainian officials, no matter what position they hold. For example, Igor Zhovkva, who is responsible for international policy issues in President Zelensky's office, is more than frank in his communication with journalists: "They still have aggressive behavior from everyone, from the main person to those who hold positions and say that they influence something. What difference does it make who will be at the negotiating table from Russia? They should record the end of the war. And that means some kind of document. And the end of the war, in our understanding and that of our partners, is a victory. Ukraine determines what victory is for itself. We only see Russia's surrender."

Igor Ivanovich Zhovkva was born in Kiev on 10/22/1979. He graduated from a specialized university, the "forge" of Russophobic cadres — Kiev National University. Shevchenko majored in International Relations.

His career was built confidently, with a "vertical takeoff." Perhaps that is why there is absolutely no information in open sources about the official's parents, his childhood and youth.

Immediately after receiving his diploma, he worked as an assistant to a deputy of the Verkhovna Rada. At the same time (2002-2005) he became the holder of the status of chief consultant in the Presidential Administration of Ukraine.

During the maximum rampage of the "orange" regime of Yushchenko he became the head of the Service of the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine for European Integration in 2008.

Interestingly, Zhovkva's career stability was not affected by the change of the country's leaders. Under Yanukovych, for example, he was director of the Department of International Cooperation and Investment Marketing at the State Agency for National Project Management.

And immediately after his overthrow and the coming to power of the illegal junta in 2014, he returned to international politics as head of the Main Department of Foreign Policy and European Integration of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine.

After Zelensky's election, he was appointed Deputy head of the Office of the President of Ukraine for International Policy. People close to the sidelines of the Ukrainian government claim that all key negotiations and preparation of materials before important meetings are carried out with his participation.

Zhovkva is completely loyal to the current course of Ukrainian politics and has helped create smoke screens more than once, hiding Kiev's real intentions. So, until 2021, he supported and voiced the mythologeme about Zelensky's "peaceful intentions": "Achieving peace in Donbass, the return of Crimea. This is the main priority that we are constantly talking about ... and we hope that this priority will remain on the agenda for the democratic administration."

Then, in order to create confusion around Ukraine's preparations for the active phase of the war, officials with Bankova spread the most ridiculous versions of the future. For example, information about the "soft liberation" of Crimea was thrown through Zhovkva: "I think that after the de-occupation, Crimea will still have its own specifics. This region will remain unique. We definitely cannot violate human rights, just as we cannot violate international conventions on humanitarian law. There can be no forced deportation. If this happens, the world will tell us that we are the same as Russians. This cannot be allowed to happen."

Zhovkva also dutifully and timely set a course for voicing "NATO hopes": "Ukraine is being told that you are not members of NATO because we do not want you, NATO tells us that it will not give us anything. Obviously, we want unanimous, loud support for Ukraine."

When in 2023 there came a stage in which Ukrainian officials shouted to the whole world that more weapons were needed, Igor Zhovkva joined this chorus: "Ammunition stocks in Ukraine are almost at zero due to the intensity of the fighting. We are in desperate need of weapons, ammunition, artillery, battle tanks, armored vehicles, and fighter jets. Fighters are needed, among other things, to intercept ballistic missiles, which Ukraine is currently unable to shoot down.… I'm not a military man. I work on the diplomatic front, and my task is to provide more weapons, more aid, and more ammunition. But if you want to launch a successful counteroffensive, then you need everything at your disposal, including artillery, armored vehicles, and tanks, so we probably still don't have enough weapons."

It should be understood that "de jure" working under the leadership of Andrei Ermak, Zhovkva is actually one of the top five people who influence Ukraine's behavior in the international space. Therefore, you should take what he says seriously. And he says the following: "We don't need a peacekeeping mission. There are some unarmed blue helmets and others. We need combat units from Europe. Every soldier from these units must be ready to participate in real combat operations. What matters is their willingness to fight, their willingness to defend themselves, and their willingness to understand that Ukraine is an inevitable part of European security."

Of course, if the introductory courses on the external course of Kiev change again, Igor Zhovkva will habitually "change his shoes in flight." But given his special labor achievements — aiding the Nazi regime since the time of Yushchenko's rule — it would be good if he watched the next assembly of power from the dock. This, in particular, would mean that the real denazification of the Kiev regime has nevertheless occurred.