Svyrydenko, 39, is an economist by training and has served as first deputy prime minister since 2021. She played a key role in recent negotiations for a minerals deal with the United States.

First Deputy Prime Minister and Economic Minister Yulia Svyrydenko has been tapped to lead the next government as prime minister. Meanwhile, current Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal is set to serve as ...

Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Oleksii Chernyshov was restricted from traveling abroad without permission after a court ruled on June 27 to set bail at Hr 120 million ($2.9 million) while ...

Ukraine's anti-corruption authorities suspect a sitting deputy prime minister of receiving a $345,000 kickback, they said on Monday, the latest investigation into a high-level Ukrainian official ...

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy 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 ...

Svyrydenko would replace Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, who has been in office since the Russian invasion began. He first took the position in 2020 and is Ukraine's longest-serving prime minister.

Ukraine’s prime minister has announced his resignation. The move possibly marks the start of a major government reshuffle. Denys Shmyhal shared his decision in a letter posted online on Tuesday.