Zelensky names Yulia Svyrydenko as Ukraine's new PM
July 14, 2025 | 04:48 PM
Yulia Svyrydenko addresses the Italy Ukraine Business Forum in Rome, 20 November, 2024
July 14, 2025 | 04:48 PM
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KYIV — Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says he has invited the country's deputy prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko to be prime minister.
"We are launching a transformation of the executive branch in Ukraine. I have invited Yulia Svyrydenko to head the government of Ukraine and to significantly upgrade its work," he said in a post on X.
"I look forward to presenting the new government's action program in the near future."
Svyrydenko has a background as an economist and has held several positions in the Ukrainian government, including minister of economic development and trade and deputy head of the office of the president. — Euronews
