Zelenskiy to Swap Prime Ministers in Refresh to Government

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he’ll replace his prime minister in a cabinet overhaul as the nation 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 cabinet for the duration of Russia’s war. He’s now been proposed to run the defense ministry.