Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski He said today that he asked, during a meeting, from the first deputy prime minister and finance minister, Yulia Svirindenko, to take over the prime minister.
«We discussed specific measures to strengthen Ukraine’s financial potentialthe extension of support programs for Ukrainians and Upgrading domestic weapons production“, Volodimir Zelenski wrote in a post on the X platform.
“To achieve this goal, we take the initiative of the transformation of executive power into Ukraine,” the Ukrainian president said, adding that he proposed that Svidienko lead the government and “to” “significantly renewed her work».
I held a meeting with First Deputy Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko. A report was delivered on the implementation of agreements with European and American partners regarding support for Ukraine reached during the recent Ukraine Recovery Conference. We must swiftly implement… pic.twitter.com/AIipRnpA1f
– Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Volodymyr Zelenskyy (@zelenskyyua) July 14, 2025
It is recalled that Julia Svirindenko, 39 years old, is an economist and played a decisive role in recent negotiations for an agreement with the US for minerals.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Smichal has been in the position of March 2020, making him the longest -serving prime minister of the country from Ukraine’s independence in 1991, following the collapse of the Soviet Union.