The Ukrainian parliament accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko on Monday, after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced over the weekend that he planned to reshuffle his Cabinet and asked her to step aside.

"Every day this year demanded difficult decisions and decisive action. I am deeply grateful for the trust and support I received. You also ​know that I have always believed results matter most," Svyrydenko said in her farewell speech.

Zelenskyy did not say who would replace Svyrydenko, but the Kyiv Independent reported, citing unnamed sources, that it could be Serhii Koretskyi, CEO of Ukraine's largest national oil and gas company, Naftogaz.

What did Zelenskyy announce?

Zelenskyy wrote on X he had discussed the matter with Svyrydenko and they had concluded that "a reshuffle of the Cabinet is necessary."

He added that Svyrydenko had been offered the chance to lead "a new and important area of relations with a key partner." Ukrainian media speculated she could be appointed as Ukraine's next ambassador to the United States, but this has not been confirmed.

Svyrydenko, who previously served as economy minister, was named prime minister in July 2025 at the age of 39 after playing a leading role in securing a mineral agreement between Ukraine and the United States, seen as an important way to tie US interests to Ukraine's security.

Earlier on Tuesday, following the resignation, Taras Kachka, Ukraine's deputy prime minister for European integration, said the changes in government should not affect the country's European Union integration plans.

"This is an unconditional priority for Ukrainian government so that the negotiations will go, and as well as a reform process," Kachka said in Brussels, ahead of the formal opening of a second chapter of accession negotiations with Ukraine, covering external relations.

Edited by: Rana Taha

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