Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday announced plans to reshuffle his cabinet and asked Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko to step aside after serving for just 12 months.
In a post on X, Zelenskyy gave few details about the move, but noted that Kyiv was "changing its political strategy.”
The decision follows three other reshuffles of top officials during the four-and-a-half-year war with Russia.Will Russia's closest ally Belarus join the war in Ukraine?To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
What did Zelenskyy announce?
Zelenskyy wrote on X that he had discussed the matter with Svyrydenko and that they had concluded that "a reshuffle of the Cabinet is necessary."He thanked the 39-year-old for her commitment, writing: "I am grateful to Yuliia for her clear, steady and effective work as Prime Minister, for her years of productive service on Ukraine’s team."
