(FILES) Newly appointed Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko attends a session of Ukrainian parliament in Kyiv on July 17, 2025, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Ukraine’s President announced a major reshuffle of the government on July 12, 2026, proposing the replacement of Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko and the heads of some law enforcement agencies. (Photo by ANDRII NESTERENKO / AFP)
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko resigned on Tuesday as part of a government reshuffle ordered by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The Ukrainian leader has yet to name a replacement and has said only that Kyiv is “changing its political strategy” amid “new challenges and new tasks”.
Ukraine’s parliament formally approved Svyrydenko’s resignation in a vote on Tuesday.
She was only appointed in July 2025 and was seen as having good relations with US officials, having negotiated a minerals investment deal with Washington in the aftermath of Zelensky’s Oval Office clash with President Donald Trump.
