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Al Arabiya
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Zelenskyy says he asked deputy PM, economy minister Svyrydenko to be prime minister
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that he asked First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko at a meeting in Kyiv to become prime minister. 'We ... discussed concrete measures to boost Ukraine's economic potential, expand support programs for Ukrainians, and scale up our domestic weapons production,' he wrote on X. 'In pursuit of this goal, we are initiating a transformation of the executive branch in Ukraine,' he said, adding that he had proposed that Svyrydenko lead the government and 'significantly renew its work.'
Bloomberg
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Zelenskiy Swaps Prime Minister Role in Government Overhaul
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he'll replace his prime minister as part of a cabinet overhaul as his government seeks to boost weapons production and maintain US support in its war against Russia. Yulia Svyrydenko, a deputy premier who took the lead in coordinating a landmark minerals deal with President Donald Trump's administration, was nominated to replace Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. Ukraine's longest-serving head of government, Shmyhal took office in 2020 and has led the government for the duration of Russia's war.
