National security and defense council of Ukraine: Administrative and legal status

The relevance of the study is due to the counteraction to the armed aggression of the Russian Federation, in particular by the power state body - the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, which has intensified its activities under the leadership of the President of Ukraine as the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to repel the enemy and liberate the occupied territories. The purpose of this study is to examine the peculiarities of the administrative and legal status of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine and to provide proposals for its improvement, taking into account the peculiarities of martial law in Ukraine. The author used multilevel methods of scientific research, among which the most effective and active were the comparative method and methods of analysis. The author of the study summarizes and confirms the scientific novelty of the topic under study, and also outlines a number of gaps in the legal framework for the administrative and legal status of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. In particular, to establish the procedure for the work of this body, it is proposed to approve the Regulations, which is still relevant. The author proves the expediency of developing and approving a strategically important document in the current circumstances - the concept of countering Russian aggression and expansion (military and otherwise). The author of the study believes that it is the security state body of the country that can initiate a strategy for protecting the security of the world's states, since Ukraine is one of the countries in the world that is currently suffering from the armed aggression of its neighbor. The practical significance of this work and the conclusions drawn by the author are the specific provisions which can be used to improve the efficiency of the activities of the state body under study, especially under martial law, namely: strengthening the defense capability of the State, repulsing the treacherous attack of the enemy, improving the functioning of the presidential power, as well as the executive power as a whole and its branches, especially in the area of ensuring the national security of the State.