[1] Under the 1948 law, the president was to be elected or confirmed by the Ukrainian National Council.

In exceptional cases the President could dissolve the Ukrainian National Council on the proposal of the government.

In March 2022, the United States national security officials had discussed plans to establish Volodymyr Zelenskyy's government-in-exile in the event the national capital Kyiv fell to Russian forces and a puppet regime instituted.

Instead, President Zelenskyy publicly vowed to remain in Ukraine and lead resistance against Russian forces.

[2] Ultimately, the Russian forces were failed to capture Kyiv due to persistent logistical problems and strong Ukrainian resistance, thereby eliminating the need to establish a government-in-exile.